Where does “encorajar” come from?
encorajar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese coragem, from Portuguese corar, from Portuguese Cor, from Old Portuguese coor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
encorajar (Portuguese): to encourage
Definitions
- to encourage
Ancestry of “encorajar”, step by step
encorajar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese coragem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | coragem | courage; boldness; guts; courage; audacity;... |
| 2 | Portuguese | corar | to blush; to bleach; to colour, dye |
| 3 | Portuguese | Cor | colour, color |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | coor | colour; complexion |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Portuguese en- -ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | en- -ar | — |