Where does “gaguejar” come from?
gaguejar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ejar, from Old Portuguese -ejar, from Late Latin -izō.
gaguejar (Portuguese): to stutter, to stammer
Ancestry of “gaguejar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | -ejar | -le; forms verbs meaning “to use, apply or... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | -ejar | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | -izō | — |