Where does “lento” come from?

lento (Portuguese) comes from Latin lentus, from Proto-Indo-European lentos.

lento (Portuguese): slow; soft; not firm; wet, humid, moistened,...

Definitions

  1. slow; soft; not firm; wet, humid, moistened,...

Ancestry of “lento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlentos—

Words derived from “lento”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lentos →Every word from Latin lentus →