Where does “foderoso” come from?

foderoso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese poderoso, from Portuguese poder, from Old Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potere, from Latin possum, from Proto-Italic *possom.

foderoso (Portuguese): Badass and powerful

Definitions

  1. Badass and powerful

Ancestry of “foderoso”, step by step

foderoso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese poderoso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepoderosopowerful
2Portuguesepoderpower; possession; Only used in em poder de;...
3Old Portuguesepoder—
4Vulgar Latinpotereto be able; second-person singular present...
5LatinpossumI am able, I can, I may
6Proto-Italic*possom—

via Portuguese foda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefodafuck; awesome; amazing; bad, annoying
2Portuguesefoderto fuck
3Old Portuguesefoder—
4Latinfutuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Italic *possom →Every word from Latin possum →Every word from Vulgar Latin potere →