Where does “mandão” come from?

mandão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mandar, from Old Portuguese mandar, from Latin mandō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mandão (Portuguese): bossy

Definitions

  1. bossy

Ancestry of “mandão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemandarto order, command; to order, to boss around; to...
2Old Portuguesemandar—
3Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →