Where does “enlouquecedor” come from?
enlouquecedor (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese enlouquecer, from Galician en-, from Old Portuguese en-, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
enlouquecedor (Portuguese): insane
Ancestry of “enlouquecedor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | enlouquecer | to go mad |
| 2 | Galician | en- | en-, in- |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | en- | in- |
| 4 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 5 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |