Where does “brigada” come from?
brigada (Portuguese) comes from French brigade, from Middle French brigade, from Italian brigata, from Italian -ata, from Italian -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
brigada (Portuguese): brigade
Definitions
- brigade
Ancestry of “brigada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brigade | brigade |
| 2 | Middle French | brigade | brigade |
| 3 | Italian | brigata | group, party; brigade |
| 4 | Italian | -ata | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 5 | Italian | -ato | Used with a stem to form the past participle of... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |