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Where does “apta” come from?

apta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese apto, from Portuguese apartamento, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento, from Spanish apartar, from Spanish -ar, from Old Spanish -ar, from Latin -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

apta (Portuguese): feminine singular of apto

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of apto

Ancestry of “apta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaptoapt; someone who is apt to do something;...
2Portugueseapartamentoflat, apartment
3Italianappartamentoapartment, flat
4Spanishapartamientoseparation, seclusion; flat, apartment
5Spanishapartarto separate, to divide; to set aside; to avert
6Spanish-arIn adjectives, indicating membership or status;...
7Old Spanish-ar—
8Latin-ō—
9Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →