Where does “boquiaberto” come from?
boquiaberto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aberto, from Old Portuguese aberto, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
boquiaberto (Portuguese): open-mouthed; gaping, agape
Definitions
- open-mouthed; gaping, agape
Ancestry of “boquiaberto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | aberto | open |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | aberto | — |
| 3 | Latin | apertus | opened, open, free; public; having been opened;... |
| 4 | Latin | aperiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |