Where does “gordão” come from?
gordão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gordo, from Old Portuguese gordo, from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.
gordão (Portuguese): Augmentative of gordo
Ancestry of “gordão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | gordo | carrying a high amount of fat within one's body;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | gordo | — |
| 3 | Latin | gurdus | a dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | gʷord-o- | stubborn, heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷr̥dus | — |