Where does “ultracentrífuga” come from?
ultracentrífuga (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Ultra-, from Latin ultrā, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
ultracentrífuga (Portuguese): ultracentrifuge
Ancestry of “ultracentrífuga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | Ultra- | ultra |
| 2 | Latin | ultrā | beyond |
| 3 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |