Where does “núcleo” come from?
núcleo (Portuguese) comes from Latin nucleus, from Latin nuculeus, from Latin nuculea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
núcleo (Portuguese): nucleus
Definitions
- nucleus
Ancestry of “núcleo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nucleus | nut; kernel; core |
| 2 | Latin | nuculeus | Alternative spelling of nū̆cleus |
| 3 | Latin | nuculea | pertaining to a small nut |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |