Where does “Chevrolet” come from?
Chevrolet (Portuguese) comes from English Chevrolet, from French Chevrolet, from Old French chevrol, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Chevrolet (Portuguese): Chevrolet brand of automobile
Definitions
- Chevrolet brand of automobile
Ancestry of “Chevrolet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chevrolet | A brand of automobile, originally independent and long since a part of GM |
| 2 | French | Chevrolet | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Old French | chevrol | roebuck |
| 4 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 5 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 6 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |