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Where does “arbítrio” come from?

arbítrio (Portuguese) comes from Latin arbitrium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

arbítrio (Portuguese): will, discretion; sentence, opinion

Definitions

  1. will, discretion; sentence, opinion

Ancestry of “arbítrio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarbitriumthe decision of an arbiter, arbitration;...
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “arbítrio”

  • antiarbítrio
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