Where does “namorado” come from?
namorado (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese namorar, from Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “namorado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | namorar | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | amor | love |
| 3 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 4 | Latin | amō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “namorado”