Where does “brigadeiro” come from?
brigadeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese brigada, from French brigade, from Middle French brigade, from Italian brigata, from Italian -ata, from Italian -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.
brigadeiro (Portuguese): brigadier; a traditional Brazilian truffle
Definitions
- brigadier; a traditional Brazilian truffle
Ancestry of “brigadeiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | brigada | brigade |
| 2 | French | brigade | brigade |
| 3 | Middle French | brigade | — |
| 4 | Italian | brigata | group, party; brigade |
| 5 | Italian | -ata | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 6 | Italian | -ato | Used with a stem to form the past participle of... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |