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Where does “apaziguamento” come from?

apaziguamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese apaziguar, from Spanish apaciguar, from Latin pācificāre, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

apaziguamento (Portuguese): appeasement

Definitions

  1. appeasement

Ancestry of “apaziguamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseapaziguarto appease; to reconcile
2Spanishapaciguar—
3Latinpācificāre—
4Latinpāx—
5Proto-Italicpākspeace
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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