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Where does “madrugada” come from?

madrugada (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese madrugada, from Portuguese madrugado, from Portuguese madrugar, from Old Portuguese madurgar, from Vulgar Latin maturicare, from Latin maturāre.

madrugada (Kabuverdianu): dawn

Definitions

  1. dawn

Ancestry of “madrugada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemadrugadathe period between midnight and sunrise; early...
2Portuguesemadrugado
3Portuguesemadrugarto stay up at late nighttime ; to stay up all...
4Old Portuguesemadurgar—
5Vulgar Latinmaturicare—
6Latinmaturāre—
Every word from Latin maturāre →