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Where does “martelar” come from?

martelar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Martelo, from Old Portuguese martelo, from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.

martelar (Portuguese): to hammer; to harp, to insist

Definitions

  1. to hammer; to harp, to insist

Ancestry of “martelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMartelo—
2Old Portuguesemartelo—
3Latinmartellushammer
4LatinMārculus—
5LatinMārcus—
6LatinMartīnus—
7Latin-īnus—
8Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “martelar”

  • martelares
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