Where does “Couto” come from?

Couto (Portuguese) comes from Latin cautus, from Latin caveō, from Proto-Italic *kaweō — to beware, to be mindful of.

Couto (Portuguese): reserve enclosed area of land

Definitions

  1. reserve enclosed area of land

Ancestry of “Couto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincautuscautious, careful; circumspect, prudent; wary
2Latincaveōto take precautions, beware, take care; to guard against, attend to a thing for a person, provide
3Proto-Italic*kaweōto beware, to be mindful of
Every word from Proto-Italic *kaweō →Every word from Latin caveō →Every word from Latin cautus →