Where does “leilão” come from?

leilão (Portuguese) comes from Arabic إِعْلَام, from Arabic أَعْلَمَ — to inform.

leilão (Portuguese): auction

Definitions

  1. auction

Ancestry of “leilão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicإِعْلَامnotice, instruction
2Arabicأَعْلَمَto inform

Words derived from “leilão”

Every word from Arabic أَعْلَمَ →Every word from Arabic إِعْلَام →