Where does “descriminação” come from?

descriminação (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ação, from Old Portuguese auçon, from Latin āctiō, from Latin āctum, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

descriminação (Portuguese): acquittal

Definitions

  1. acquittal

Ancestry of “descriminação”, step by step

descriminação traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese ação

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaçãoaction; lawsuit; share
2Old Portugueseauçonaction; a doing or performing, behavior
3Latināctiōaction; a doing or performing, behavior
4Latināctum—
5Latinagōto act, to behave
6Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Portuguese crime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecrimecrime
2FrenchcrimeA category of severe infractions within French...
3Old Frenchcrimne—
4Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
5Proto-Italickreimen—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →