Where does “espessura” come from?

espessura (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese espesso, from Old Portuguese espesso, from Latin spissus, from Proto-Indo-European spidtos.

espessura (Portuguese): thickness, width; density

Definitions

  1. thickness, width; density

Ancestry of “espessura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespessodense, compact, opaque; thick; leafy
2Old Portugueseespesso—
3Latinspissusthick, close, compact, dense, crowded; slow,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspidtos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spidtos →Every word from Latin spissus →Every word from Old Portuguese espesso →
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