Where does “Machado” come from?
Machado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese machado, from Latin marculatus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
Machado (Portuguese): axe tool and weapon consisting of a heavy blade on the end of a shaft
Definitions
- axe tool and weapon consisting of a heavy blade on the end of a shaft
Ancestry of “Machado”, step by step
Machado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese machado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | machado | — |
| 2 | Latin | marculatus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mārculus | small hammer, hammer |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |