Where does “aduaneiro” come from?
aduaneiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aduana, from Arabic دِيوَان, from Persian دیوان, from Middle Persian dywʾn', from Middle Persian diβi-vān, from Middle Persian dipi-vān-, from Old Persian dipi-vahanam, from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 — tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet.
aduaneiro (Portuguese): customs officer officer enforcing customs laws
Definitions
- customs officer officer enforcing customs laws
Ancestry of “aduaneiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | aduana | customs |
| 2 | Arabic | دِيوَان | administrative office; register |
| 3 | Persian | دیوان | divan; bureau; court, tribunal |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dywʾn' | archive; collected writings |
| 5 | Middle Persian | diβi-vān | — |
| 6 | Middle Persian | dipi-vān- | relating to documents |
| 7 | Old Persian | dipi-vahanam | document house |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 | inscription; document |
| 9 | Elamite | 𒁾 | inscription, writing |
| 10 | Akkadian | 𒁾 | tablet; document; letter |
| 11 | Sumerian | 𒁾 | tablet; cylinder seal, sealed tablet |