Where does “papelon” come from?

papelon (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese papelão, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

papelon (Kabuverdianu): cardboard

Definitions

  1. cardboard

Ancestry of “papelon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepapelãocardboard
2Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
3Old Portuguese-ão—
4Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Portuguese papelão →