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Where does “estupidez” come from?

estupidez (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ez, from Spanish -ez, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

estupidez (Portuguese): stupidity, the property of being stupid

Definitions

  1. stupidity, the property of being stupid

Ancestry of “estupidez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ez-ness; Obsolete spelling of -ês
2Spanish-ezA suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix...
3Latin-itiesAlternative form of -iēs
4Latin-itia-ness, -ity
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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