(18%), and 15.5% of place names of undefined origin.

List of Portuguese words of Iberian and Basque origin

Iberian-Basque

* manteiga "butter" ***Uncertain origin, possibly Lat. mantica

Projections on Iberian vocabulary, toponyms and derivations in Portuguese, indicate just a few dozen words in total.

Basque

The Basque influence in Portuguese is believed to have entered mainly through Spanish, because many of those who took part in the Reconquista and later

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