Where does “em” come from?
em (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
em (Portuguese): in; inside; within; on; on top of; in; at
Definitions
- in; inside; within; on; on top of; in; at
Ancestry of “em”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | en | in |
| 2 | Latin | în | — |
| 3 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |