Where does “acorrentado” come from?

acorrentado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese corrente, from Old Portuguese corrente, from Latin currēns, from Latin currō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

acorrentado (Portuguese): chained; bound to someone of something

Definitions

  1. chained; bound to someone of something

Ancestry of “acorrentado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecorrentecurrent; flow; electrical current; chain
2Old Portuguesecorrente—
3Latincurrēnsrunning
4Latincurrōto run
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →