Where does “enxerto” come from?

enxerto (Portuguese) comes from Latin insertus, from Latin īnserō, from Latin serō, from Latin sērus, from Proto-Italic swerjos, from Proto-Indo-European swer-yo-s, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

enxerto (Portuguese): insertion; graft; grafting

Definitions

  1. insertion; graft; grafting

Ancestry of “enxerto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininsertusinserted, introduced
2Latinīnserōto sow or plant
3Latinserōto sow, plant
4Latinsēruslate, too late
5Proto-Italicswerjos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “enxerto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →