Where does “bicheiro” come from?
bicheiro (English) comes from Portuguese bicheiro, from Portuguese -eiro, from Old Portuguese -eiro, from Latin -arium, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
bicheiro (English): One who runs an illegal numbers game in South America
Definitions
- One who runs an illegal numbers game in South America
Ancestry of “bicheiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bicheiro | bicheiro |
| 2 | Portuguese | -eiro | -er; -eer; forms nouns, from nouns denoting a... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -eiro | -eer |
| 4 | Latin | -arium | Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things... |
| 5 | Latin | -arius | Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |