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Where does “brinco” come from?

brinco (Portuguese) comes from Latin vinculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

brinco (Portuguese): earring; something very beautiful and clean;...

Definitions

  1. earring; something very beautiful and clean;...

Ancestry of “brinco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvinculumAny instrument whereby anything is bound or tied...
2Latin-ulumUsed to form a noun of instrument or means from a...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “brinco”

  • brincar
  • brincadeira
  • brincalhão
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