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Where does “gritão” come from?

gritão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese grito, from Old Portuguese grito, from Old Portuguese gritar, from Vulgar Latin critare, from Latin quirito, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwey- — to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

gritão (Portuguese): Augmentative of grito; Obsolete spelling of...

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of grito; Obsolete spelling of...

Ancestry of “gritão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegritocry; shout; scream; screaming; shouting; din
2Old Portuguesegrito—
3Old Portuguesegritar—
4Vulgar Latincritare—
5LatinquiritoI call upon for help; I scream, shriek; I protest...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...
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