Where does “como te chamas” come from?
como te chamas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Como, from Old Portuguese como, from Latin comō, from Latin quōmodo, from Latin quō, from Latin quī, from Latin -cumque, from Latin cumque — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
como te chamas (Portuguese): what is your name?
Definitions
- what is your name?
Ancestry of “como te chamas”, step by step
como te chamas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Como
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Como | how in what way, manner |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | como | how |
| 3 | Latin | comō | to bring together, form, frame, construct, arrange |
| 4 | Latin | quōmodo | in what manner or way?; how? |
| 5 | Latin | quō | whither, whereto, where |
| 6 | Latin | quī | who, that, which, what |
| 7 | Latin | -cumque | Used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and... |
| 8 | Latin | cumque | however, whenever, howsoever, whensoever |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Portuguese tê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tê | tee; Apocopic form of ter; used preceding the... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | te | — |
| 3 | Latin | tē | — |
| 4 | Latin | tū | you (singular); thou |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |
via Portuguese chamas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chamas | plural of chama |