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Where does “avergonhar” come from?

avergonhar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vergonha, from Old Portuguese vergonna, from Vulgar Latin verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

avergonhar (Portuguese): to shame

Definitions

  1. to shame

Ancestry of “avergonhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevergonhashame
2Old Portuguesevergonna—
3Vulgar Latinverecunnia—
4Latinverēcundia—
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “avergonhar”

  • desavergonhar
  • desavergonhado
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