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Where does “emoldurar” come from?

emoldurar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese moldura, from Spanish moldura, from Spanish moldadura, from Portuguese moldar, from Portuguese molde, from Spanish molde, from Old Catalan motle, from Latin modulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

emoldurar (Portuguese): to add a frame to a painting or picture; to add...

Definitions

  1. to add a frame to a painting or picture; to add...

Ancestry of “emoldurar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemolduraframe
2Spanishmolduramold, molding
3Spanishmoldaduramould
4Portuguesemoldarto mold / mould; to hew, work, shape
5Portuguesemoldemould, cast; model, example; printing mould
6Spanishmoldemold, cast; pan, tin
7Old Catalanmotle—
8Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
9Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
10Proto-Italic-olos—
11Proto-Italic-elos—
12Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
13Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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