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Where does “munificente” come from?

munificente (Spanish) comes from Latin munificens, from Latin facio, from Proto-Italic fakjō, from Proto-Italic *θakjō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

munificente (Spanish): munificent

Definitions

  1. munificent

Ancestry of “munificente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmunificensbountiful, liberal, benevolent, generous,...
2LatinfacioI do; I make, construct, fashion, frame, build,...
3Proto-Italicfakjōto make
4Proto-Italic*θakjō—
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁k-yé-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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