Where does “enfraquecer” come from?

enfraquecer (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese enfraquecer, from Old Portuguese en-, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

enfraquecer (Portuguese): to weaken make weaker

Definitions

  1. to weaken make weaker

Ancestry of “enfraquecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseenfraquecer
2Old Portugueseen-in-
3Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
4Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
5Old Latinenin
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin in-