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Where does “louco” come from?

louco (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese louco — crazy.

louco (Portuguese): crazy, mad, insane; a madman, a crazy person

Definitions

  1. crazy, mad, insane; a madman, a crazy person

Ancestry of “louco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseloucocrazy

Words derived from “louco”

  • enlouquecer
  • loucamente
  • enlouquecedor
  • loucos
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