A fonte arquivística
Example: A fonte arquivística revelou documentos históricos importantes para a pesquisa.
Definition
"A fonte arquivística" refers to any archival source or document that serves as an original record or evidence in historical research, providing valuable information about past events, people, or institutions preserved in archives.
Etymology
The term "a fonte arquivística" combines the Portuguese words 'fonte' meaning 'source' and 'arquivística' relating to archives. 'Fonte' comes from Latin 'fons, fontis,' meaning spring or source, while 'arquivística' derives from 'arquivo,' itself from Greek 'arkhē,' meaning beginning or origin, indicating its connection to preserved records.
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the archival source