Where does “lisonja” come from?

lisonja (Portuguese) comes from Spanish lisonja, from Old Spanish losenja, from Occitan lauzenja, from Old French losenge, from Frankish *lausungu, from Proto-Germanic *lausungō — releasing, liberation; removal.

lisonja (Portuguese): flattery; third-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. flattery; third-person singular present...

Ancestry of “lisonja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlisonjaflattering comment
2Old Spanishlosenja
3Occitanlauzenja
4Old Frenchlosengeflattery; especially in order to trick or...
5Frankish*lausungu
6Proto-Germanic*lausungōreleasing, liberation; removal

Words derived from “lisonja

Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausungōEvery word from Frankish *lausunguEvery word from Old French losenge
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