Where does “nobilitar” come from?
nobilitar (Portuguese) comes from Latin nobilito, from Latin -ito, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
nobilitar (Portuguese): to ennoble
Definitions
- to ennoble
Ancestry of “nobilitar”, step by step
nobilitar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin nobilito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | nobilito | I make known, make famous; I make infamous; I... |
| 2 | Latin | -ito | Forms frequentative verbs from existing verbs or... |
| 3 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via French nobiliaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nobiliaire | noble |
| 2 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |