Where does “muratu” come from?
muratu (Old Tupi) comes from Portuguese mulato, from Spanish mulato, from Spanish -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
muratu (Old Tupi): mulatto
Definitions
- mulatto
Ancestry of “muratu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mulato | mulatto |
| 2 | Spanish | mulato | mulatto; dark-skinned; a small or young mule |
| 3 | Spanish | -ato | forms an institution from a noun stem; forms the... |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |