Where does “Cristóvão” come from?
Cristóvão (Portuguese) comes from Latin Christophanus, from Ancient Greek Χριστόφορος, from Ancient Greek -φόρος, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Ancestry of “Cristóvão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Christophanus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Χριστόφορος | Christ-bearing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |