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Where does “Laura” come from?

Laura (Portuguese) comes from Latin Laura, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Laura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLaura—
2Latinlauruslaurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel
3English-aceousOf, relating to, resembling or containing the...
4Latin-āceus—
5Latin-āx—
6Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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