Where does “alindar” come from?
alindar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lindo, from Spanish lindo, from Old Spanish lindo, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
alindar (Portuguese): to embellish, to beautify
Definitions
- to embellish, to beautify
Ancestry of “alindar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | lindo | beautiful; gorgeous; beauty |
| 2 | Spanish | lindo | pretty; cute |
| 3 | Old Spanish | lindo | legitimate |
| 4 | Latin | lēgitimus | lawful, legal, legitimate |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |