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Where does “ladainha” come from?

ladainha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ledaỹa, from Latin litanīa, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ladainha (Portuguese): litany

Definitions

  1. litany

Ancestry of “ladainha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseledaỹalitany
2Latinlitanīa—
3Ancient Greekλιτανείαprayer
4Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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