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Where does “atleticano” come from?

atleticano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Atlético, from Latin āthlēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητικός, from Ancient Greek ἀθλητής, from Ancient Greek ἀθλέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

atleticano (Portuguese): Pertaining to, or related to Clube Atlético...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, or related to Clube Atlético...

Ancestry of “atleticano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAtlético—
2Latināthlēticus—
3Ancient Greekἀθλητικόςof or for an athlete, athletic
4Ancient Greekἀθλητήςa combatant, champion, especially a prizefighter;...
5Ancient Greekἀθλέωto contend for a prize, combat, wrestle; to be an...
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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