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fosfato.

phosphate (any salt or ester of phosphoric acid)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/fosˈfa.tu/Brazil/foʃˈfa.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/fuʃˈfa.tu/Portugal
  1. phosphate (any salt or ester of phosphoric acid)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusder. French phosphore Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. French -ate French phosphatebor. Portuguese fosfato Borrowed from French phosphate.

verb
  1. first-person singular present indicative of fosfatar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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