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
- to shame
Ancestry of “avergonhar”, step by step
avergonhar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese vergonha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vergonha | shame |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vergonna | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | verecunnia | — |
| 4 | Latin | verēcundia | knowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |