Where does “cruzado” come from?
cruzado (English) comes from Portuguese cruzado, from Portuguese -ado, from Old Portuguese -ado, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
cruzado (English): The monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990; An...
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- The monetary unit of Brazil from 1986 to 1990; An...
Ancestry of “cruzado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cruzado | cruzado; crusader; crossed |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -ado | -ed |
| 4 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |