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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

  1. Obsolete form of indefinido

Ancestry of “indefinito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseindefinidoindefinite; undefined; indefinite; undecided;...
2Latinindēfīnītus—
3Latindefinituslimited, terminated
4Latindēfīniō—
5Latindē-—
6Latindē—
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicposti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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