Where does “antiblindagem” come from?
antiblindagem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese blindagem, from French blindage, from French blinder, from French blinde, from German blende, from German blenden, from Middle High German blenden, from Old High German blenten — to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;...
antiblindagem (Portuguese): antiarmor; antiscreening
Ancestry of “antiblindagem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | blindagem | shield; screening; armor; armour plating |
| 2 | French | blindage | armour, armour plating |
| 3 | French | blinder | to armor; to reinforce |
| 4 | French | blinde | pieces of wood used as cover or protection;... |
| 5 | German | blende | inflection of blenden:
## first-person singular... |
| 6 | German | blenden | to dazzle; to blind; to show off; to pose; to... |
| 7 | Middle High German | blenden | to blend, mix |
| 8 | Old High German | blenten | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blandijaną | to blind |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |