Where does “desmaio” come from?
desmaio (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese desmaiar, from Spanish desmayar, from Old French esmaier, from Vulgar Latin exmagare, from Latin magare, from Frankish magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe — to be able.
desmaio (Portuguese): faint, swoon; paleness, discouragement;...
Definitions
- faint, swoon; paleness, discouragement;...
Ancestry of “desmaio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | desmaiar | to faint; to dishearten; to fall asleep suddenly,... |
| 2 | Spanish | desmayar | to cause a person to faint; to dishearten; to... |
| 3 | Old French | esmaier | to be frightened; to be scared; to frighten; to... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | exmagare | to deprive of strength, to disable; deprive of... |
| 5 | Latin | magare | to enable; empower; to enable, empower |
| 6 | Frankish | magan | to be able, may |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maganą | to be able, may |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (me)mógʰe | to have power, to be able to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |