Where does “amortecedor” come from?
amortecedor (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Amortecer, from Portuguese morto, from Old Portuguese morto, from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥twós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
amortecedor (Portuguese): shock absorber; anything that absorbs a shock;...
Definitions
- shock absorber; anything that absorbs a shock;...
Ancestry of “amortecedor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Amortecer | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | morto | dead; exhausted; a dead person; someone who has... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | morto | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mortus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mortuus | dead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mortwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥twós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |