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Where does “apto” come from?

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

apto (Portuguese): apt; someone who is apt to do something;...

Definitions

  1. apt; someone who is apt to do something;...

Ancestry of “apto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apto”

  • apta
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