Where does “brusca” come from?
brusca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese brusco, from Italian brusco, from Italian bruscare, from Romanian -re, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
brusca (Portuguese): feminine singular of brusco
Definitions
- feminine singular of brusco
Ancestry of “brusca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | brusco | brusque, abrupt; sudden, unexpected; harsh, rough... |
| 2 | Italian | brusco | abrupt, sudden, brusque; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | bruscare | to clean with a scrubbing brush; to toast |
| 4 | Romanian | -re | -ing, -ation |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |