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
- referring to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo,...
Ancestry of “pombalino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Pombal | dovecote |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | poombar | — |
| 3 | Latin | palumbāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | palumbēs | turtle dove, ring dove |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |