Where does “lingotar” come from?
lingotar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lingote, from French lingot, from English ingot, from Middle English ingot, from Old English ingot, from Proto-Germanic gutaz, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- — to pour.
lingotar (Portuguese): to cast into ingots
Ancestry of “lingotar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | lingote | ingot |
| 2 | French | lingot | ingot |
| 3 | English | ingot | A solid block of more or less pure metal, often... |
| 4 | Middle English | ingot | something poured in |
| 5 | Old English | ingot | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gutaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |