Where does “chegado” come from?
chegado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chegar, from Old Portuguese chegar, from Latin plicāre, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
chegado (Portuguese): near; close, intimate; arrived
Definitions
- near; close, intimate; arrived
Ancestry of “chegado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | chegar | to arrive ; to reach; to arrive; to reach |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | chegar | arrive |
| 3 | Latin | plicāre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |