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Where does “blandiciar” come from?

blandiciar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese blandícia, from Latin blanditia, 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.

blandiciar (Portuguese): to caress, fondle; to flatter

Definitions

  1. to caress, fondle; to flatter

Ancestry of “blandiciar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseblandíciacaress; flattery
2Latinblanditiaflattery, compliment; caress; charm
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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