Where does “mitada” come from?

mitada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mitar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

mitada (Portuguese): witty remark

Definitions

  1. witty remark

Ancestry of “mitada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemitarto excel, to demonstrate impressive qualities
2Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
3Old Portuguese-ar—
4Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd—
7Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Portuguese -ar →Every word from Latin -o →