Where does “bastardo” come from?

bastardo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese bastardo, from Old French bastard, from Medieval Latin bastardus, from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bastardo (Portuguese): bastard

Definitions

  1. bastard

Ancestry of “bastardo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebastardo—
2Old Frenchbastardbastard person conceived to unmarried parents
3Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
4Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bastardo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic banstuz →Every word from Medieval Latin bastardus →