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Where does “beijar” come from?

beijar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese beijar, from Latin bāsiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

beijar (Portuguese): to kiss

Definitions

  1. to kiss

Ancestry of “beijar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebeijar—
2Latinbāsiō—
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →