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Where does “inteiro” come from?

inteiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese enteiro, from Latin integer, from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros.

inteiro (Portuguese): whole; entire; in full; whole; complete

Definitions

  1. whole; entire; in full; whole; complete

Ancestry of “inteiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseenteiro—
2Latinintegercomplete, whole, intact; uninjured, sound,...
3Proto-Italic*n̥tagros—

Words derived from “inteiro”

  • inteiramente
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