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Where does “requintar” come from?

requintar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese quintar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

requintar (Portuguese): to refine; to perfect

Definitions

  1. to refine; to perfect

Ancestry of “requintar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequintarto take a fifth; to become Thursday
2Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
3Old Portuguese-ar—
4Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd—
7Proto-Indo-European-éad—

Words derived from “requintar”

  • requintado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →