Etymology Explorer โ€บ Portuguese

Where does โ€œesquivoโ€ come from?

esquivo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese esquivo, from Gothic ๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs.

esquivo (Portuguese): asocial; elusive; untamable

Definitions

  1. asocial; elusive; untamable

Ancestry of โ€œesquivoโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseesquivoharsh; cruel
2Gothic๐ƒ๐Œบ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒafraid, barefaced
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkรณsโ€”

Words derived from โ€œesquivoโ€

  • esquivante
  • esquiveza
  • esquivez
  • esquivanรงa
  • esquivamento
  • esquivoso
  • esquivamente
  • esquiva
  • esquivar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkรณs โ†’