Where does “licença-maternidade” come from?
licença-maternidade (Portuguese) comes from Serbo-Croatian licenca, from German Lizenz, from Latin licentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
licença-maternidade (Portuguese): maternity leave paid work leave of 120 days to which a pregnant woman is entitled from the ninth month of pregnancy
Definitions
- maternity leave paid work leave of 120 days to which a pregnant woman is entitled from the ninth month of pregnancy
Ancestry of “licença-maternidade”, step by step
licença-maternidade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian licenca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | licenca | licence |
| 2 | German | Lizenz | license |
| 3 | Latin | licentia | a license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Portuguese maternidade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | maternidade | motherhood; maternity; maternity hospital |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | maternitas | maternity |
| 3 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |