Where does “capoeira” come from?
Capoeira comes from Portuguese capoeira, from Portuguese capão, from Old Tupi ka'a meaning forest, with Portuguese diminutive and agent suffixes ultimately deriving from Latin and Proto-Indo-European roots.
capoeira (English): A martial art developed in Brazil; A practitioner...
Definitions
- A martial art developed in Brazil; A practitioner...
Ancestry of “capoeira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Brazilian Portuguese | capoeira | — |