Where does “decorar” come from?
decorar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
decorar (Portuguese): to learn by heart, to memorize; to decorate,...
Definitions
- to learn by heart, to memorize; to decorate,...
Ancestry of “decorar”, step by step
decorar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | de | of; of; -en; from |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese cor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cor | colour, color |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | coor | colour; complexion |
| 3 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |