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Where does “aproveitar” come from?

aproveitar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese proveito, from Old Portuguese proveito, from Latin profectus, from Latin proficiscor, from Latin proficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.

aproveitar (Portuguese): to take, appropriate; to avail, to seize;...

Definitions

  1. to take, appropriate; to avail, to seize;...

Ancestry of “aproveitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseproveitoadvantage; benefit; utility
2Old Portugueseproveito—
3Latinprofectusadvance, progress, effect, increase, growth,...
4LatinproficiscorI set out, depart, leave
5LatinproficioI advance, make progress, make headway; I...
6Latinfaciō—
7Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
8Latin-tōrius—
9Latin-tor-er
10Proto-Italic-tōr—
11Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
12Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “aproveitar”

  • reaproveitar
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