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