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Where does “espantosamente” come from?

espantosamente (Spanish) comes from Portuguese espantoso, from Portuguese espanto, from Portuguese espantar, from Old Portuguese espantar, from Vulgar Latin expaventare, from Classical Latin expaveō, from Latin pavor, from Latin -or — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

espantosamente (Spanish): frighteningly

Definitions

  1. frighteningly

Ancestry of “espantosamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseespantosoamazing
2Portugueseespantoastonishment, amazement; wonder
3Portugueseespantarto terrify, to frighten; to chase off, to shoo;...
4Old Portugueseespantar—
5Vulgar Latinexpaventarepresent active infinitive of *expaventō
6Classical Latinexpaveō—
7LatinpavorThe act of trembling, quaking, throbbing or...
8Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
9Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
10Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
11Proto-Indo-European-oss—
12Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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