Where does “viudo” come from?

viudo (Catalan) comes from Catalan viuda, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Italic *wiðowā.

viudo (Catalan): Alternative form of vidu

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of vidu

Ancestry of “viudo”, step by step

viudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan viuda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanviudafeminine singular of viudo; widow
2Latinviduawidow; unmarried woman; nominative feminine...
3Proto-Italic*wiðowā—

via Catalan vidu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanviduwidower; widowed
2Latinviduusdestitute, deprived; widowed, bereaved; widower
Every word from Proto-Italic *wiðowā →Every word from Latin vidua →Every word from Catalan viuda →
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