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desafiante.

challenger, adversary

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡ʒi.za.fiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒi.zaˈfjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/de.za.fiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/de.zaˈfjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil

  1. challenger, adversary

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- 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 Portuguese desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Old Galician-Portuguese -ante Portuguese -ante Portuguese desafiante From desafiar + -ante.

adj/d͡ʒi.za.fiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/d͡ʒi.zaˈfjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/de.za.fiˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil/de.zaˈfjɐ̃.t͡ʃi/Brazil

  1. challenging, difficult, hard

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- 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 Portuguese desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Old Galician-Portuguese -ante Portuguese -ante Portuguese desafiante From desafiar + -ante.

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