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Where does “oferecimento” come from?

oferecimento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese oferecer, from Old Portuguese oferir, from Vulgar Latin offerire, from Latin offerre, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

oferecimento (Portuguese): offering, offer

Definitions

  1. offering, offer

Ancestry of “oferecimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseoferecerto offer, bid, tender; to give, present; to...
2Old Portugueseoferir—
3Vulgar Latinofferirepresent active infinitive of *offeriō
4Latinofferrepresent active infinitive of offerō; bring to,...
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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