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Where does “espinhão” come from?

espinhão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus.

espinhão (Portuguese): Augmentative of espinho

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of espinho

Ancestry of “espinhão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānus—
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