Where does “emperiquitar” come from?
emperiquitar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese periquito, from Spanish periquito, from Spanish perico, from Old Spanish Pero, from Latin per hoc, from Latin hōc, from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
emperiquitar (Portuguese): to dress up, to doll up
Definitions
- to dress up, to doll up
Ancestry of “emperiquitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | periquito | parakeet |
| 2 | Spanish | periquito | budgerigar; A person connected with w:RCD... |
| 3 | Spanish | perico | parakeet; Large fan; headdress |
| 4 | Old Spanish | Pero | but; yet |
| 5 | Latin | per hoc | by this |
| 6 | Latin | hōc | for this reason, because of this |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |