Where does “amaciante” come from?
amaciante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese amaciar, from Venetian maciar, from Portuguese macio, from Portuguese massa, from Old Portuguese massa, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω — to knead, stroke.
amaciante (Portuguese): fabric softener a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer
Definitions
- fabric softener a chemical agent used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer
Ancestry of “amaciante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | amaciar | to soften |
| 2 | Venetian | maciar | to stain; to blot |
| 3 | Portuguese | macio | soft |
| 4 | Portuguese | massa | dough; pasta; a concentration of substance or... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | massa | — |
| 6 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |