Where does “sebu” come from?

sebu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese sebo, from Old Portuguese sevo, from Latin sēbum, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sebu (Kabuverdianu): fat

Definitions

  1. fat

Ancestry of “sebu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesebosebum; tallow; grease; gunk; grime
2Old Portuguesesevo—
3Latinsēbumtallow, grease
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Latin sēbum →Every word from Old Portuguese sevo →