Where does “meteorito” come from?

meteorito (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ito, from Latin -ettus — Alternative form of -ittus.

meteorito (Portuguese): meteorite

Definitions

  1. meteorite

Ancestry of “meteorito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ito-ite; API m; -ie
2Latin-ettusAlternative form of -ittus
Every word from Latin -ettus →Every word from Portuguese -ito →