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 percontārī →Every word from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre →Every word from Old Portuguese preguntar →