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Where does “enfático” come from?

enfático (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek ἐμφατικός, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις, from Ancient Greek ἐμφαίνω, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα, from Ancient Greek γλυφή, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

enfático (Spanish): emphatic

Definitions

  1. emphatic

Ancestry of “enfático”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐμφατικόςemphatic
2Ancient Greekἔμφασιςappearance; outward appearance, reflection,...
3Ancient GreekἐμφαίνωI present, I indicate; I show, present
4Ancient Greekἐν-in, within; on
5Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
6Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
7Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
8Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
9Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
10Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “enfático”

  • enfáticamente
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