Where does “demasiado” come from?
demasiado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese demasia, from Spanish demasía, from Spanish -ía, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
demasiado (Portuguese): superfluous; excessive; excessively, too, too...
Definitions
- superfluous; excessive; excessively, too, too...
Ancestry of “demasiado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | demasia | excess |
| 2 | Spanish | demasía | excess; daring, boldness, audacity; insolence,... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ía | Suffix indicating the first-person singular... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
Words derived from “demasiado”