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Where does “fogo” come from?

fogo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin focus — fireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

fogo (Old Portuguese): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “fogo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfocusfireplace, hearth; firepan, coal pan, brazier;...

Words derived from “fogo”

  • antifogo
  • fogo
  • fogaréu
  • fogão
  • fogo
  • fugu
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