Where does “esturjão” come from?

esturjão (Portuguese) comes from French esturgeon, from Old French estorjoun, from Frankish sturjō, from Proto-Germanic sturjô — sturgeon.

esturjão (Portuguese): sturgeon fish of the family

Definitions

  1. sturgeon fish of the family

Ancestry of “esturjão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchesturgeonsturgeon
2Old Frenchestorjounsturgeon
3Frankishsturjōsturgeon
4Proto-Germanicsturjôsturgeon
Every word from Proto-Germanic sturjô →Every word from Frankish sturjō →Every word from Old French estorjoun →