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Where does “ledice” come from?

ledice (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lediça, from Latin laetitia, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ledice (Portuguese): Great joy; pleasure

Definitions

  1. Great joy; pleasure

Ancestry of “ledice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueselediçaGreat joy; pleasure
2Latinlaetitiajoy, gladness, happiness, pleasure, delight
3Latin-itia-ness, -ity
4Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ledice”

  • lediça
  • Lediça
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →