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Where does “relação” come from?

relação (Portuguese) comes from Latin relatio, from Latin relatus, from English relate, from Latin relātus, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

relação (Portuguese): relationship; sexual relation; description

Definitions

  1. relationship; sexual relation; description

Ancestry of “relação”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrelatiocarrying or bringing back; narration, recital;...
2Latinrelatusnarration; driven or carried back; returned,...
3EnglishrelateTo tell in a descriptive way; To bring into a...
4Latinrelātus—
5Latinreferō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “relação”

  • relacionar
  • relação sexual
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