Where does “coração” come from?
coração (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese corar, from Portuguese Cor, from Old Portuguese coor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
coração (Portuguese): heart; heart, emotions, kindness, spirit; center,...
Definitions
- heart; heart, emotions, kindness, spirit; center,...
Ancestry of “coração”, step by step
coração traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese corar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | corar | to blush; to bleach; to colour, dye |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cor | colour, color |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | coor | colour; complexion |
| 4 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Old Portuguese coraçon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | coraçon | heart; one’s emotions |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *corāceōnem | — |