Where does “chuchumecâ” come from?
chuchumecâ (Macanese) comes from Spanish chucho, from Spanish Jechucho, from Spanish Jesús, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע — Salvation; Hosea.
chuchumecâ (Macanese): to gossip
Definitions
- to gossip
Ancestry of “chuchumecâ”, step by step
chuchumecâ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish chucho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | chucho | mutt, mongrel; male dog; jail |
| 2 | Spanish | Jechucho | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Jesús | bless you, gesundheit |
| 4 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 6 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 7 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 8 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 9 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via Portuguese chuchu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chuchu | chayote |
| 2 | French | chouchou | term of endearment; blue-eyed boy, teacher's pet;... |
| 3 | French | chou | cabbage; baby, darling, sweetheart; cute,... |
| 4 | Old French | chous | — |
| 5 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |