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afiador.

pencil sharpener

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.fi.aˈdoʁ/Brazil[a.fi.aˈdoh]Brazil/a.fjaˈdoʁ/Brazil[a.fjaˈdoh]Brazil

  1. pencil sharpener

    Portugal · feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Old Galician-Portuguese fio Portuguese fio Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar ▲ Latin fīlumder. Vulgar Latin *affīlāre? Portuguese afiar Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tōrem Old Galician-Portuguese -dor Portuguese -dor Portuguese afiador From afiar (“to sharpen”) + -dor.

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