Where does “asqueroso” come from?

asqueroso (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *escharōsus, from Latin eschăra, from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα — hearth; house; sacrificing hearth.

asqueroso (Portuguese): disgusting, repulsive, gross, distasteful

Definitions

  1. disgusting, repulsive, gross, distasteful

Ancestry of “asqueroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*escharōsus—
2Latineschăra—
3Ancient Greekἐσχάραhearth; house; sacrificing hearth
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα →Every word from Latin eschăra →Every word from Vulgar Latin *escharōsus →