Where does “fixolas” come from?

fixolas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fixe, from Portuguese Fixo, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fixolas (Portuguese): cool person

Definitions

  1. cool person

Ancestry of “fixolas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefixecool, awesome; cool!, great!
2PortugueseFixofixed, immoveable
3Latinfīxusunwavering
4Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
5Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Latin fīxus