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Where does “Dogão” come from?

Dogão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dogue, from English dog, from English dogshit, from English shit, from Middle Dutch schite, from Old Dutch skīta, from Old Saxon skiti, from Proto-Germanic skītaz — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

Ancestry of “Dogão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesedogueA small type of hot dog; Any hot dog; A type of...
2EnglishdogA mammal, "Canis familiaris" or "Canis lupus...
3EnglishdogshitDog excrement; Something disgusting, abominable,...
4EnglishshitSolid excretory product evacuated from the...
5Middle Dutchschite—
6Old Dutchskīta—
7Old Saxonskiti—
8Proto-Germanicskītaz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱeyd-to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut...
10Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
11Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
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