Etymology Explorer
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Where does “beijo” come from?
beijo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin bāsium, from Proto-Indo-European bu.
Ancestry of “beijo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
bāsium
kiss especially of the hand
2
Proto-Indo-European
bu
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Words derived from “beijo”
beixo
beijo
beijinho
beijoca
beje
beju
beijocar
Beebemm
Beefietzbemm
Beefitzbemm
Beeschnietz
beijoqueiro
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