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Where does “fluminense” come from?

fluminense (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ense, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

fluminense (Portuguese): An inhabitant of the state of Rio de Janeiro,...

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of the state of Rio de Janeiro,...

Ancestry of “fluminense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-enseforms the names of residents or inhabitants of a...
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “fluminense”

  • fluminense
  • fluminensis
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