Where does “indefinito” come from?
indefinito (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese indefinido, from Latin indēfīnītus, from Latin definitus, from Latin dēfīniō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.
indefinito (Portuguese): Obsolete form of indefinido
Definitions
- Obsolete form of indefinido
Ancestry of “indefinito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | indefinido | indefinite; undefined; indefinite; undecided;... |
| 2 | Latin | indēfīnītus | indefinite |
| 3 | Latin | definitus | limited, terminated |
| 4 | Latin | dēfīniō | to bound, set bounds to; to limit |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |