Where does “retirante” come from?
retirante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese retirar, from Portuguese Re-, from Old Portuguese re-, 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.
retirante (Portuguese): an emigrant, especially one who leaves the...
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- an emigrant, especially one who leaves the...
Ancestry of “retirante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | retirar | to remove; to withdraw |
| 2 | Portuguese | Re- | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | re- | — |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |