Where does “gato-ferrugem” come from?
gato-ferrugem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ferrugem, from Old Portuguese ferrugen, from Latin ferrūgō, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
gato-ferrugem (Portuguese): rusty-spotted cat
Ancestry of “gato-ferrugem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ferrugem | rust; rust; ferrugo |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ferrugen | — |
| 3 | Latin | ferrūgō | — |
| 4 | Latin | ferrum | iron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash |
| 5 | Cornish | -er | — |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |