Where does “afrancesar” come from?
afrancesar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese francês, from Old Portuguese frances, from Latin francēnsis, from Latin francia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
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Ancestry of “afrancesar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | francês | Frenchman; French |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | frances | French |
| 3 | Latin | francēnsis | French |
| 4 | Latin | francia | nominative plural of francium; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |