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Where does “bajular” come from?

bajular (Portuguese) comes from Latin bāiulāre, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bajular (Portuguese): to flatter, fawn; to adulate

Definitions

  1. to flatter, fawn; to adulate

Ancestry of “bajular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbāiulāre—
2Latinbāiulus—
3Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “bajular”

  • bajulação
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