Where does “homem-bom” come from?
homem-bom (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese homem, from Old Portuguese ome, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
homem-bom (Portuguese): A member of the heir-owning class, within the non-noble ranks
Definitions
- A member of the heir-owning class, within the non-noble ranks
Ancestry of “homem-bom”, step by step
homem-bom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese homem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | homem | male; man; a person; a human being |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ome | man |
| 3 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 4 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Portuguese bom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bom | good; well, very well |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | bõo | good; ethical; good; pleasant |
| 3 | Latin | bonus | good, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | duenos | Alternative form of duonus |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | dwenos | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |