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Where does “violento” come from?

violento (Portuguese) comes from Latin violentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

violento (Portuguese): violent; caused by aggression or accident; not...

Definitions

  1. violent; caused by aggression or accident; not...

Ancestry of “violento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinviolentusforcible, violent, vehement; impetuous;...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “violento”

  • violentar
  • violentamente
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