Where does “beijo” come from?

beijo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese beijo, from Latin bāsium, from Proto-Indo-European bu.

beijo (Portuguese): kiss; "I kiss"

Definitions

  1. kiss; "I kiss"

Ancestry of “beijo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebeijo
2Latinbāsiumkiss especially of the hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbu

Words derived from “beijo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European buEvery word from Latin bāsiumEvery word from Old Portuguese beijo
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