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Where does “intervalo” come from?

intervalo (Portuguese) comes from Latin intervallum, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

intervalo (Portuguese): interval; intermission; pause, break

Definitions

  1. interval; intermission; pause, break

Ancestry of “intervalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinintervallumThe open space within the vallum of a camp or...
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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