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Where does “gouço” come from?

gouço (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin gaudium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

gouço (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of goyo

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of goyo

Ancestry of “gouço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingaudiumjoy, delight
2Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gouço”

  • gouçoso
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