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Where does “cheo” come from?

cheo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cheio, from Old Portuguese chẽo, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

cheo (Portuguese): Obsolete form of cheio

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of cheio

Ancestry of “cheo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecheiofull, filled, completed; covered; fed up, tired,...
2Old Portuguesechẽofull
3Latinplēnus—
4Proto-Italicplēnosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “cheo”

  • cheo
  • cheio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →