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Where does “esporádico” come from?

esporádico (Portuguese) comes from Latin sporadicus, from Ancient Greek σποραδικός, from Ancient Greek σποράς, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

esporádico (Portuguese): sporadic

Definitions

  1. sporadic

Ancestry of “esporádico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsporadicus—
2Ancient Greekσποραδικόςdisperse, scattered
3Ancient Greekσποράςscattered, dispersed
4Ancient Greekσποράseed
5Ancient GreekσπείρωI sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of...
6Proto-Hellenicspéřřō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspéryeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “esporádico”

  • esporadicamente
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