Where does “brigadão” come from?
brigadão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese brigado, from Portuguese obrigado, from Latin obligātus, from Latin obligō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “brigadão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | brigado | Pronunciation spelling of obrigado |
| 2 | Portuguese | obrigado | thanks; thank you; obligatory; mandatory;... |
| 3 | Latin | obligātus | obliged, made liable, having been bound by obligation |
| 4 | Latin | obligō | to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable |
| 5 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 6 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |