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Where does “lindeza” come from?

lindeza (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lindo, from Spanish lindo, from Old Spanish lindo, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lindeza (Portuguese): prettiness

Definitions

  1. prettiness

Ancestry of “lindeza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselindobeautiful; gorgeous; beauty
2Spanishlindopretty; cute
3Old Spanishlindo—
4Latinlēgitimus—
5Latinlēx—
6Proto-Italiclēg-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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