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Where does “menoscabar” come from?

menoscabar (Portuguese) comes from Latin minuscapare.

menoscabar (Portuguese): to despise

Definitions

  1. to despise

Ancestry of “menoscabar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinminuscapare—

Words derived from “menoscabar”

  • muscovado
  • mascavar
  • mascavado
Every word from Latin minuscapare →