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

Definitions

  1. to stutter, to stammer

Ancestry of “gaguejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ejar-le; forms verbs meaning “to use, apply or...
2Old Portuguese-ejar—
3Late Latin-izō—
Every word from Late Latin -izō →Every word from Portuguese -ejar →Every word from Old Portuguese -ejar →