Latin Words in Portuguese of Germanic Origin
- bisonte (from L bisont-,bison from Gmc, akin to OHG wisant, aurochs)
- feudal (from Latin feodum, feudum of Gmc origin, akin to OE feoh, cattle, property)
- filtro; filtrar= "filter; to filter" from ML filtrum felt from Gmc, akin to OE felt, felt
- instalar (from ML installare from stallum of Gmc origin, akin to OHG stal, stall)
- sabão= "soap" from Latin sapon-, sapo, soap from Gmc
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