Where does “coraçon” come from?
coraçon (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *corāceōnem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
coraçon (Old Portuguese): heart; one’s emotions
Ancestry of “coraçon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *corāceōnem | — |
| 2 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
Words derived from “coraçon”