Where does “chamativo” come from?

chamativo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chamar, from Old Portuguese chamar, from Latin clamare, from Latin clamo, from Proto-Italic klāmāō, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

chamativo (Portuguese): eye-catching, attention-grabbing

Definitions

  1. eye-catching, attention-grabbing

Ancestry of “chamativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechamarto call; to summon; to call; to be called
2Old Portuguesechamarcall
3Latinclamarepresent active infinitive of clāmō; second-person...
4LatinclamoI cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim; I call,...
5Proto-Italicklāmāō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥h₁m-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥h₁m-Every word from Proto-Italic klāmāō