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Where does “chatice” come from?

chatice (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chato, from French château, from Middle French chasteau, from Old French chastel, from Latin castellum, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

chatice (Portuguese): nuisance; bore

Definitions

  1. nuisance; bore

Ancestry of “chatice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechatoflat; boring; annoying
2Frenchchâteaucastle
3Middle Frenchchasteaucastle
4Old Frenchchastelcastle, fortress
5Latincastellumcastle, fort, citadel, fortress, stronghold; a...
6Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
7Proto-Italickastromknife
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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