Where does “purgunta” come from?

purgunta (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese perguntar, from Old Portuguese preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, from Latin percontārī.

purgunta (Kabuverdianu): to ask, to question

Definitions

  1. to ask, to question

Ancestry of “purgunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseperguntarto ask; to wonder
2Old Portuguesepreguntar
3Vulgar Latin*praecūnctāre
4Latinpercontārī
Every word from Latin percontārīEvery word from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāreEvery word from Old Portuguese preguntar
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