Where does “lôbrego” come from?
lôbrego (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lobrego, from Latin lubricus, from Proto-Italic slouβrikos, from Proto-Indo-European slewbʰ- — slip, slide.
lôbrego (Portuguese): lugubrious
Definitions
- lugubrious
Ancestry of “lôbrego”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | lobrego | — |
| 2 | Latin | lubricus | slippery, slimy; fleeting; inconstant |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | slouβrikos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slewbʰ- | slip, slide |