Where does “gafe” come from?

gafe (Portuguese) comes from French gaffe, from Old Occitan gaf, from Old Occitan gafar — to seize; to grab.

gafe (Portuguese): gaffe

Definitions

  1. gaffe

Ancestry of “gafe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgaffegaffe, blunder, goof-up North American, cock-up British
2Old Occitangafhook; clasp
3Old Occitangafarto seize; to grab
Every word from Old Occitan gafar →Every word from Old Occitan gaf →Every word from French gaffe →