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Where does “amplificar” come from?

amplificar (Portuguese) comes from Latin amplificō, from Latin amplus, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

amplificar (Portuguese): to amplify

Definitions

  1. to amplify

Ancestry of “amplificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinamplificō—
2Latinampluslarge, spacious, roomy; abundant, ample;...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →