Where does “desfragmentar” come from?
desfragmentar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish fragmentar, from Spanish fragmento, from Portuguese fragmento, from English fragment, from French fragment, from Latin fragmentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
desfragmentar (Portuguese): to defragment
Definitions
- to defragment
Ancestry of “desfragmentar”, step by step
desfragmentar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish fragmentar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | fragmentar | to fragment |
| 2 | Spanish | fragmento | fragment; clip |
| 3 | Portuguese | fragmento | fragment |
| 4 | English | fragment | A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an... |
| 5 | French | fragment | fragment |
| 6 | Latin | fragmentum | a piece (broken off), remnant, fragment |
| 7 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 8 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Portuguese fragmentar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fragmentar | to fragment |