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Where does “coitado” come from?

coitado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese coitar, from Old Portuguese coitar, from Vulgar Latin coctare, from Latin cōctus, from Latin coactus, from Latin cōgō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coitado (Portuguese): pitiful, wretched

Definitions

  1. pitiful, wretched

Ancestry of “coitado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecoitarto cause pain; to torment, to distress, to...
2Old Portuguesecoitar—
3Vulgar Latincoctare—
4Latincōctus—
5Latincoactusforced, compelled, having been forced; urged,...
6Latincōgō—
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “coitado”

  • coitadinho
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