Where does “faqueiro” come from?
faqueiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -eiro, from Old Portuguese -eiro, from Latin -arium, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
faqueiro (Portuguese): canteen; cutlery; knifemaker, cutler
Definitions
- canteen; cutlery; knifemaker, cutler
Ancestry of “faqueiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | -eiro | -er; -eer; forms nouns, from nouns denoting a... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | -eiro | -eer |
| 3 | Latin | -arium | Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things... |
| 4 | Latin | -arius | Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |