Where does “ameaçador” come from?
ameaçador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ameaçar, from Old Portuguese amẽaçar, from Old Portuguese mẽaçar, from Vulgar Latin minaciare, from Latin minācia, from Latin mināx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
ameaçador (Portuguese): threatening
Ancestry of “ameaçador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ameaçar | to threaten; to endanger, menace; to portend,... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | amẽaçar | to threaten |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | mẽaçar | Alternative form of amẽaçar |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | minaciare | to threaten; present active infinitive of... |
| 5 | Latin | minācia | — |
| 6 | Latin | mināx | — |
| 7 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |