Where does “anticrueldade” come from?
anticrueldade (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese crueldade, from Old Portuguese crueldade, from Latin crudelitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
anticrueldade (Portuguese): anticruelty
Ancestry of “anticrueldade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | crueldade | cruelty |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | crueldade | — |
| 3 | Latin | crudelitas | cruelty, severity |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |