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Where does “portinhola” come from?

portinhola (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese portinha, from Portuguese -inha, from Portuguese -ã, from Old Portuguese -a, from Latin -at, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

portinhola (Portuguese): door; wicket

Definitions

  1. door; wicket

Ancestry of “portinhola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseportinhaDiminutive of porta
2Portuguese-inhafeminine of -inho; form of -inho in masculine...
3Portuguese-ãforms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending...
4Old Portuguese-a—
5Latin-atthird-person singular present active indicative...
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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