Where does “milícia” come from?

milícia (Portuguese) comes from Latin mīlitia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

milícia (Portuguese): militia

Definitions

  1. militia

Ancestry of “milícia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīlitiamilitary service
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “milícia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →