Where does “açougueiro” come from?

açougueiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese açougue, from Arabic اَلسُّوق, from Aramaic שוקא, from Akkadian 𒋻, from Akkadian 𒆸, from Sumerian 𒆸 — block, slab; to make clod.

açougueiro (Portuguese): butcher

Definitions

  1. butcher

Ancestry of “açougueiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaçouguebutchershop; slaughterhouse; massacre
2Arabicاَلسُّوق
3Aramaicשוקאstreet; square, plaza, forum; market, bazaar
4Akkadian𒋻divide, cut off
5Akkadian𒆸"upqu" "block"
6Sumerian𒆸block, slab; to make clod
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