Where does “lembrâ” come from?

lembrâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese lembrar, from Old Portuguese nembrar, from Latin memorō, from Latin memor, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

lembrâ (Macanese): to remember

Definitions

  1. to remember

Ancestry of “lembrâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselembrarto remember; to remember to; to remind someone to
2Old Portuguesenembrarto remember
3Latinmemorōto remind, bring to mind
4Latinmemormindful, remembering; that has a good memory
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Latin memor →Every word from Latin memorō →