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Where does “suavidade” come from?

suavidade (Portuguese) comes from Latin suavitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

suavidade (Portuguese): softness; smoothness; mildness, gentleness

Definitions

  1. softness; smoothness; mildness, gentleness

Ancestry of “suavidade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuavitassweetness ; melodiousness, tunefulness ;...
2Latin-tās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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