Where does “ousar” come from?
ousar (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ausare, from Latin auso, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
Ancestry of “ousar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ausare | present active infinitive of *ausō |
| 2 | Latin | auso | dative masculine singular of ausus; dative neuter... |
| 3 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 4 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 5 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 6 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |