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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

encaminhar.

to direct; to guide

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ẽ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/Brazil[ẽ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(h)]Brazil/ĩ.ka.mĩˈɲa(ʁ)/Brazil[ĩ.ka.mĩˈj̃a(h)]Brazil

  1. to direct; to guide

  2. to send

  3. to forward (email)

  4. to head (move in a specified direction)

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old Galician-Portuguese en- Portuguese en- Portuguese caminhar Portuguese encaminhar From en- + caminhar (“to walk”).

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