Where does “preferencialmente” come from?
preferencialmente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese preferencial, from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
preferencialmente (Portuguese): preferentially
Definitions
- preferentially
Ancestry of “preferencialmente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | preferencial | preferential |
| 2 | Portuguese | -al | appended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -al | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |