Where does “brando” come from?

brando (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese brando, from Latin blandus, from Proto-Indo-European mland-, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

brando (Portuguese): soft, mild, gentle; bland

Definitions

  1. soft, mild, gentle; bland

Ancestry of “brando”, step by step

brando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese brando

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebrando—
2Latinblanduspleasant, agreeable; enticing, seductive,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmland-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Old Portuguese blando

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseblando—

Words derived from “brando”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meld- →