Where does “fento” come from?

fento (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese feeyto, from Latin filictum, from Latin -tum, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “fento”, step by step

fento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese feeyto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefeeyto
2Latinfilictumfernbrake, stand of ferns
3Latin-tummasculine accusative singular of -tus; neuter...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Portuguese feto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefetofetus; fern
2Latinfētuspregnant, full of young
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

Words derived from “fento

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus
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