Where does “sufixal” come from?
sufixal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sufixo, from Latin suffixus, from Latin suffigo, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
sufixal (Portuguese): suffixal
Definitions
- suffixal
Ancestry of “sufixal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sufixo | suffix (letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) |
| 2 | Latin | suffixus | fastened |
| 3 | Latin | suffigo | I fasten or fix onto |
| 4 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |