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Where does “profundo” come from?

profundo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese profundo, from Latin profundus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

profundo (Portuguese): deep; profound

Definitions

  1. deep; profound

Ancestry of “profundo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseprofundo—
2Latinprofundusdeep, profound; intense, extreme, profound;...
3Latinprō—
4Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
5Latinrēōr—
6Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “profundo”

  • profundamente
  • aprofundar
  • profunda
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