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Where does “calcular” come from?

calcular (Portuguese) comes from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

calcular (Portuguese): calculate

Definitions

  1. calculate

Ancestry of “calcular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincalculāre—
2Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “calcular”

  • recalcular
  • calculadora
  • calculador
  • recalculação
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