Where does “comichão” come from?

comichão (Portuguese) comes from Latin comestus, from Latin edō, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

comichão (Portuguese): itch; a strong desire

Definitions

  1. itch; a strong desire

Ancestry of “comichão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincomestusAlternative form of comēsus; consumed
2Latinedōto eat
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin edō →