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Where does “-io” come from?

-io (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -ĩo.

-io (Portuguese): ium; -ium

Definitions

  1. ium; -ium

Ancestry of “-io”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-ĩo—

Words derived from “-io”

  • macio
  • sombrio
  • escritório
  • piorio
  • doentio
  • assassínio
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