Where does “gordo” come from?

gordo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese gordo, from Latin gurdus, from Proto-Italic gʷord-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus.

gordo (Portuguese): carrying a high amount of fat within one's body;...

Definitions

  1. carrying a high amount of fat within one's body;...

Ancestry of “gordo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegordo—
2Latingurdusa dolt, jolterhead, numbskull, blockhead,...
3Proto-Italicgʷord-o-stubborn, heavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥dus—

Words derived from “gordo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic gʷord-o- →Every word from Latin gurdus →