Where does “relativo” come from?
relativo (Portuguese) comes from Latin relativus, from Latin refero, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
relativo (Portuguese): relative
Ancestry of “relativo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | relativus | relative, not absolute; having relation to or... |
| 2 | Latin | refero | I bear, bring, drive or carry back; I give back,... |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “relativo”