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Where does “frouxamente” come from?

frouxamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese frouxo, from Latin fluxus, from Latin fluō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰléh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

frouxamente (Portuguese): flexibly; softly; loosely

Definitions

  1. flexibly; softly; loosely

Ancestry of “frouxamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefrouxoloose, lax; coward, pusilanimous
2Latinfluxusflow; flux; flowing, fluid
3Latinfluō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰléh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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