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Where does “deitado” come from?

deitado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese deitar, from Old Portuguese deitar, from Vulgar Latin dectare, from Latin dējectāre.

deitado (Portuguese): lying down; in bed

Definitions

  1. lying down; in bed

Ancestry of “deitado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedeitarto lie down; to go to sleep; to lay
2Old Portuguesedeitarto lay
3Vulgar Latindectare—
4Latindējectāre—
Every word from Latin dējectāre →