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Where does “pombalino” come from?

pombalino (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Pombal, from Old Portuguese poombar, from Latin palumbāre, from Latin palumbēs, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

pombalino (Portuguese): referring to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo,...

Definitions

  1. referring to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo,...

Ancestry of “pombalino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePombal—
2Old Portuguesepoombar—
3Latinpalumbāre—
4Latinpalumbēs—
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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