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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

  1. shock absorber; anything that absorbs a shock;...

Ancestry of “amortecedor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAmortecer—
2Portuguesemortodead; exhausted; a dead person; someone who has...
3Old Portuguesemorto—
4Vulgar Latinmortus—
5Latinmortuusdead, having died; decayed, withered; faint,...
6Proto-Italicmortwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥twós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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