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Where does “desqueixado” come from?

desqueixado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese queixo, from Old Portuguese queixo, from Vulgar Latin capseum, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

desqueixado (Portuguese): Without a chin; chinless

Definitions

  1. Without a chin; chinless

Ancestry of “desqueixado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesequeixochin
2Old Portuguesequeixochin
3Vulgar Latincapseumbox-like
4LatinCapsaGafsa
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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