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Where does “apavorado” come from?

apavorado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese apavorar, from Portuguese pavor, from Old Portuguese pavor, from Latin pavor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

apavorado (Portuguese): terrified; frightened

Definitions

  1. terrified; frightened

Ancestry of “apavorado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseapavorarto scare; to horrify
2Portuguesepavorintense fear, dread
3Old Portuguesepavor—
4LatinpavorThe act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or...
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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