Where does “isentão” come from?

isentão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese isento, from Latin exēmptus, from Latin eximō, from Latin emo, from Proto-Italic emō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

isentão (Portuguese): A political fence sitter; one who criticizes both the left and the right and does not take sides

Definitions

  1. A political fence sitter; one who criticizes both the left and the right and does not take sides

Ancestry of “isentão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseisentoexempt; free from
2Latinexēmptusremoved, banished, exempted
3Latineximōto take out, take away, remove or extract
4LatinemoI buy, purchase; I acquire, procure
5Proto-Italicemōto buy, to purchase
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Italic emō →Every word from Latin emo →