Where does “abençoar” come from?
abençoar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bênção, from Old Portuguese bẽeiçon, from Old Portuguese beençon, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictio, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
abençoar (Portuguese): to bless
Ancestry of “abençoar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | bênção | benediction, blessing; grace |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | bẽeiçon | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | beençon | — |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | benedictio | blessing; benediction; extolling, praising,... |
| 5 | Latin | Benedictus | Benedict |
| 6 | Latin | benedīcō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dīcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “abençoar”