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Where does “bisbilhotice” come from?

bisbilhotice (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ice, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

bisbilhotice (Portuguese): gossip; snooping, eavesdropping

Definitions

  1. gossip; snooping, eavesdropping

Ancestry of “bisbilhotice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ice-ity; -ness
2Latin-itiesAlternative form of -iēs
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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