Where does “avejão” come from?
avejão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ave, from Old Portuguese ave, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
avejão (Portuguese): Augmentative of ave; apparition; ghost
Definitions
- Augmentative of ave; apparition; ghost
Ancestry of “avejão”, step by step
avejão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese ave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ave | bird; hail; Clipping of ave Maria |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ave | bird; hail |
| 3 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 4 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 5 | Latin | fauna | animals |
via Latin vīsiōnem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vīsiōnem | — |