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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenamorar—
2Old Portugueseamorlove
3Latinamorlove, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;...
4Latinamō—
5LatinDeusGod
6Latindẹ̄vos—
7Old Latindeivosgod, deity
8Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “namorado”

  • namorado
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