Where does “parafuzu” come from?
parafuzu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese parafuso, from Portuguese fuso, from Latin fūsus, from Latin fundere, from Latin fundo, from Latin fundus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
parafuzu (Kabuverdianu): screw
Definitions
- screw
Ancestry of “parafuzu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | parafuso | screw |
| 2 | Portuguese | fuso | spindle |
| 3 | Latin | fūsus | spindle |
| 4 | Latin | fundere | second-person singular present passive... |
| 5 | Latin | fundo | I pour out, shed; I rout, scatter; I found, make... |
| 6 | Latin | fundus | bottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |