Where does “dengo” come from?

dengo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dengue, from Spanish dengue, from Swahili dinga — sudden attack, seizure.

dengo (Portuguese): tantrum; a display of sadness or loneliness in...

Definitions

  1. tantrum; a display of sadness or loneliness in...

Ancestry of “dengo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedenguedengue; tantrum
2Spanishdenguedengue; playacting
3Swahilidingasudden attack, seizure

Words derived from “dengo

Every word from Swahili dingaEvery word from Spanish dengueEvery word from Portuguese dengue
dengo — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer