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exterminar.

to exterminate

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/is.teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[is.teɦ.miˈna(h)]Brazil/es.teʁ.miˈna(ʁ)/Brazil[es.teɦ.miˈna(h)]Brazil
  1. to exterminate

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin terminō Latin exterminārelbor. Portuguese exterminar Learned borrowing from Latin extermināre.

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