Where does “emaçar” come from?

emaçar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese maço, from Old Portuguese maço, from Old Portuguese maça, from Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

emaçar (Portuguese): to gather together in bundles

Definitions

  1. to gather together in bundles

Ancestry of “emaçar”, step by step

emaçar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese maço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemaçobunch, heap; packet, pack
2Old Portuguesemaço
3Old Portuguesemaça
4Latinmattia
5LatinmateolaThe meaning of this term is uncertain....
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Portuguese e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseeand; and, conjunction; Abbreviation of este
2Old Portugueseeand; Alternative form of é
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Portuguese Ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseArair
2Old Portugueseaire
3Latinaerair; the lower atmosphere
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin mateola