Where does “afia-lápis” come from?
afia-lápis (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese afia, from Portuguese afiar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
afia-lápis (Portuguese): pencil sharpener
Definitions
- pencil sharpener
Ancestry of “afia-lápis”, step by step
afia-lápis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese afia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | afia | pencil sharpener |
| 2 | Portuguese | afiar | to sharpen |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 5 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |