Where does “arrojo” come from?
arrojo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish arrojar, from Latin rotō, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.
arrojo (Portuguese): hurl; impetuosity; an impetuous act
Definitions
- hurl; impetuosity; an impetuous act
Ancestry of “arrojo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arrojar | to throw, to hurl, to toss, to fling; to emit; to... |
| 2 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 3 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |