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Where does “amamentar” come from?

amamentar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amamentar (Portuguese): breastfeed

Definitions

  1. breastfeed

Ancestry of “amamentar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseá-—
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amamentar”

  • amamentação
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →