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Where does “míssil” come from?

míssil (Portuguese) comes from Latin missilis, from Latin mittere, from Proto-Indo-European meyth₂- — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

míssil (Portuguese): missile

Definitions

  1. missile

Ancestry of “míssil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmissilisThat may be thrown
2Latinmitteresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “míssil”

  • antimísseis
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