Where does “Raposo” come from?
Raposo (English) comes from Galician raposo, from Spanish raposo, from Old Spanish raposo, from Old Spanish -oso, from Latin -osus, from Old Latin -osos, from Latin ont-to-s, from Latin -o-wont-to-s.
Ancestry of “Raposo”, step by step
Raposo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician raposo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | raposo | fox |
| 2 | Spanish | raposo | fox |
| 3 | Old Spanish | raposo | fox |
| 4 | Old Spanish | -oso | — |
| 5 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 6 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 7 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 8 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |
via Portuguese raposo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | raposo | foxlike in colour; a male fox; crafty / wily... |