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Where does “esperto” come from?

esperto (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese esperto, from Latin expertus, from Latin experior, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

esperto (Portuguese): smart, intelligent; witty, clever, ingenious

Definitions

  1. smart, intelligent; witty, clever, ingenious

Ancestry of “esperto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseesperto—
2Latinexpertustested; having tested; proved; having proven;...
3LatinexperiorI attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I...
4Latinpariō—
5Latin-iō—
6Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “esperto”

  • espertalhão
  • espertinho
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