Where does “fradu” come from?

fradu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese furado, from Latin foratus, from Latin foro, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

fradu (Kabuverdianu): pierced

Definitions

  1. pierced

Ancestry of “fradu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefuradopierced, perforated; containing mistakes, errors
2Latinforatus
3LatinforoI bore; I pierce; dative singular of forum
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Latin foro →Every word from Latin foratus →