Where does “Alforria” come from?

Alforria (Portuguese) comes from Arabic حرية, from Arabic ـِيَّة — relational suffix.

Alforria (Portuguese): manumission act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves

Definitions

  1. manumission act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves

Ancestry of “Alforria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحريةfreedom, liberty
2Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix

Words derived from “Alforria

Every word from Arabic ـِيَّةEvery word from Arabic حرية
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