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Where does “ortiga” come from?

ortiga (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese urtiga, from Old Portuguese ortiga, from Latin urtīca, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

ortiga (Portuguese): Alternative form of urtiga

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of urtiga

Ancestry of “ortiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseurtiganettle
2Old Portugueseortiga—
3Latinurtīca—
4Latin-āria—
5Latin-ārius—
6Proto-Italic*-āzios—
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