Where does “frevo” come from?
frevo (English) comes from Portuguese frevo, from Portuguese fervo, from Portuguese ferver, from Old Portuguese ferver, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
frevo (English): Any of a wide range of music and dance styles...
Definitions
- Any of a wide range of music and dance styles...
Ancestry of “frevo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | frevo | frevo style originated in Pernambuco, Brazil, characterized by a fast tempo and quasi-acrobatic movements, typically with small and colorful umbrellas and associated with carnival |
| 2 | Portuguese | fervo | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Portuguese | ferver | to boil (heat a liquid until it begins to turn into a gas) |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | ferver | — |
| 5 | Latin | ferveō | to be hot |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ferweō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |