Where does “サウダージ” come from?
サウダージ (Japanese) comes from Portuguese saudade, from Old Portuguese soydade, from Latin solitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
サウダージ (Japanese): the feeling of missing someone
Definitions
- the feeling of missing someone
Ancestry of “サウダージ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | saudade | wistfulness, nostalgia, longing, the feeling of... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | soydade | the feeling of missing something or someone |
| 3 | Latin | solitas | a being alone, loneliness, solitude; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | -tās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |