Where does “grifar” come from?

grifar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

grifar (Portuguese): to italicize (a letter), to cause to slant to the right

Definitions

  1. to italicize (a letter), to cause to slant to the right

Ancestry of “grifar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
2Old Portuguese-ar—
3Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd—
6Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Portuguese -ar →Every word from Latin -o →