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Where does “alforriar” come from?

alforriar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

alforriar (Portuguese): to manumit; to free from oppression

Definitions

  1. to manumit; to free from oppression

Ancestry of “alforriar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
2Old Portuguese-ar—
3Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd—
6Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →