Where does “jeitoso” come from?
jeitoso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese jeito, from Old Portuguese geito, from Vulgar Latin iectus, from Latin iactus, from Latin iacere, from Latin iaceō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
jeitoso (Portuguese): skilled; elegant, attractive; useful, convenient
Definitions
- skilled; elegant, attractive; useful, convenient
Ancestry of “jeitoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | jeito | way, manner, fashion; temper; manners |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | geito | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | iectus | — |
| 4 | Latin | iactus | thrown, having been thrown, hurled, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | iacere | present active infinitive of iaciō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | iaceō | to lie prostrate, lie down; recline |
| 7 | Latin | -eō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |