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Where does “Luso” come from?

Luso (Portuguese) comes from Latin lusus, from Latin ludo, from Latin ludus — school; game, sport, play; public spectacle,...

Luso (Portuguese): Lusus, supposed Roman god

Definitions

  1. Lusus, supposed Roman god

Ancestry of “Luso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlususplayed , having been played; practiced, having...
2LatinludoI play; I frolic, behave playfully; I practice,...
3Latinludusschool; game, sport, play; public spectacle,...
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