Where does “enlouquecer” come from?

enlouquecer (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese louco, from Old Portuguese louco — crazy.

enlouquecer (Portuguese): to go mad

Definitions

  1. to go mad

Ancestry of “enlouquecer”, step by step

enlouquecer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese louco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseloucocrazy, mad, insane; a madman, a crazy person
2Old Portugueseloucocrazy

via Galician louco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianloucomadman

Words derived from “enlouquecer”

Every word from Old Portuguese louco →Every word from Portuguese louco →