Where does “engajamento” come from?
engajamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese engajar, from French engager, from Old French engagier, from Old French gage, from Frankish waddī, from Latin wadium, from Frankish wadi, from Proto-Germanic wadją — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
engajamento (Portuguese): engagement feeling of being compelled
Definitions
- engagement feeling of being compelled
Ancestry of “engajamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | engajar | to engage to hold the attention of |
| 2 | French | engager | to pledge, commit; to hire, sign, snap up; to... |
| 3 | Old French | engagier | to use as a guarantee |
| 4 | Old French | gage | wage; payment |
| 5 | Frankish | waddī | — |
| 6 | Latin | wadium | pledge; legal contract; marriage contract |
| 7 | Frankish | wadi | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |