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Where does “amigão” come from?

amigão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese amigo, from Old Portuguese amigo, from Latin amicus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

amigão (Portuguese): good friend; buddy

Definitions

  1. good friend; buddy

Ancestry of “amigão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseamigofriend; a state with good relations with another...
2Old Portugueseamigofriend; lover
3Latinamicusfriendly, amicable; welcome, pleasing; male...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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