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Where does “mutagênico” come from?

mutagênico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mutágeno, from Portuguese -geno, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

mutagênico (Portuguese): mutagenic

Definitions

  1. mutagenic

Ancestry of “mutagênico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemutágenomutagen
2Portuguese-geno-genic, -genous; -gen
3Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
4Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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