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