Where does “dansá” come from?

dansá (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese dançar, from Old Portuguese dançar, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

dansá (Kabuverdianu): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “dansá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedançarto dance; to fail, be unsuccessful; to oscillate
2Old Portuguesedançar—
3Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →Every word from Old Portuguese dançar →Every word from Portuguese dançar →