Where does “correio” come from?

correio (Portuguese) comes from Spanish correo, from Catalan correu, from Old French corlieu — messenger.

correio (Portuguese): mail

Definitions

  1. mail

Ancestry of “correio”, step by step

correio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish correo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcorreomail; post office
2Catalancorreumailman, postman; mail, post; post office
3Old Frenchcorlieumessenger

via Old Occitan corrieu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitancorrieumessenger
Every word from Old French corlieu →Every word from Catalan correu →Every word from Spanish correo →
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