Where does “afiado” come from?

afiado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese afiar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

afiado (Portuguese): sharp; witty; well prepared for something

Definitions

  1. sharp; witty; well prepared for something

Ancestry of “afiado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseafiarto sharpen
2Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
3Old Portuguese-ar—
4Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd—
7Proto-Indo-European-éad—

Words derived from “afiado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Portuguese -ar →Every word from Latin -o →