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Where does “estrutura” come from?

estrutura (Portuguese) comes from Latin structūra, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

estrutura (Portuguese): structure; framework

Definitions

  1. structure; framework

Ancestry of “estrutura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstructūra—
2Latinstruō—
3Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “estrutura”

  • antiestrutural
  • estruturar
  • antiestrutura
  • reestruturar
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