Where does “presunto” come from?
presunto (English) comes from Portuguese presunto, from Latin persunctu, from Latin suctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
presunto (English): A dry-cured Portuguese ham
Definitions
- A dry-cured Portuguese ham
Ancestry of “presunto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | presunto | dry-cured ham; thigh of a hog cured for food; a... |
| 2 | Latin | persunctu | — |
| 3 | Latin | suctus | sucked, having been sucked; taken in, having been... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |