Where does “descolado” come from?

descolado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese descolar, from French décoller, from French dé-, from Middle French dés-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste — afterwards, post; by, at.

descolado (Portuguese): fresh, fly, well-dressed, cool

Definitions

  1. fresh, fly, well-dressed, cool

Ancestry of “descolado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedescolarto unstick
2FrenchdécollerTo take off; unstick; se décoller
3Frenchdé-used to make antonyms
4Middle Frenchdés-de-; dis
5Latindē-of; from
6Latinof; concerning; about
7Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
8Latinposteablative singular of postis
9Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Latin dē-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti
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