Where does “espaço” come from?
espaço (Portuguese) comes from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
espaço (Portuguese): space
Ancestry of “espaço”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | spatium | Space, room, extent; Distance between points; A... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
Words derived from “espaço”