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Where does “móvel” come from?

móvel (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese movil, from Latin mōbilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

móvel (Portuguese): piece of furniture; mobile, movable

Definitions

  1. piece of furniture; mobile, movable

Ancestry of “móvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemovil—
2Latinmōbilis—
3Latin-bilis-ble
4Proto-Italic-ðlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Words derived from “móvel”

  • telemóvel
  • automóvel
  • automóveis
  • antiautomóveis
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