Where does “pré-nupcial” come from?
pré-nupcial (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nupcial, from Latin nūptiālis, from Latin nūptiae, from Latin nūpta, from Latin nūptus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pré-nupcial (Portuguese): prenuptial, antenuptial
Definitions
- prenuptial, antenuptial
Ancestry of “pré-nupcial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nupcial | nuptial |
| 2 | Latin | nūptiālis | nuptial, marital (of or pertaining to marriage, wedding) |
| 3 | Latin | nūptiae | wedding, marriage, nuptials |
| 4 | Latin | nūpta | bride |
| 5 | Latin | nūptus | covered, veiled, having been veiled |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |