Where does “lêmure” come from?
lêmure (Portuguese) comes from Latin lemures — shades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres.
lêmure (Portuguese): lemur
Ancestry of “lêmure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lemures | shades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres |