Where does “tigresa” come from?
tigresa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política, from Spanish político, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
tigresa (Portuguese): tigress female tiger
Definitions
- tigress female tiger
Ancestry of “tigresa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | -esa | feminine singular of -ês |
| 2 | Spanish | -esa | feminine singular of -és |
| 3 | Spanish | -és | Forms nouns and adjectives of nationality;... |
| 4 | Spanish | política | politics; policy; female equivalent of político |
| 5 | Spanish | político | political; in-law; politician |
| 6 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 7 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 8 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |