Where does “doutorzinho” come from?
doutorzinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese doutor, from Old Portuguese doutor, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
doutorzinho (Portuguese): Diminutive of doutor
Definitions
- Diminutive of doutor
Ancestry of “doutorzinho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | doutor | a doctor; a doctor, a physician |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | doutor | scholar |
| 3 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |