Where does “machão” come from?
machão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese macho, from Old Portuguese macho, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
machão (Portuguese): Augmentative of macho
Ancestry of “machão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | macho | male; macho; manly; macho; manly man |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | macho | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mārculus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |