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Where does “lindo” come from?

lindo (Portuguese) comes from Spanish lindo, from Old Spanish lindo, from Latin lēgitimus, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

lindo (Portuguese): beautiful; gorgeous; beauty

Definitions

  1. beautiful; gorgeous; beauty

Ancestry of “lindo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlindopretty; cute
2Old Spanishlindo—
3Latinlēgitimus—
4Latinlēx—
5Proto-Italiclēg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “lindo”

  • lindeza
  • lindamente
  • linda
  • linda
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