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Where does “emendar” come from?

emendar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese emendar, from Latin emendare, from Latin emendo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

emendar (Portuguese): to amend; to join, splice

Definitions

  1. to amend; to join, splice

Ancestry of “emendar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseemendar—
2Latinemendarepresent active infinitive of ēmendō;...
3LatinemendoI free from faults, correct, improve, remedy,...
4Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
5LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
19Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “emendar”

  • remendar
  • emendo
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