Where does “mulherengo” come from?

mulherengo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mulher, from Old Portuguese muller, from Latin mulierem, from Proto-Italic moljes.

mulherengo (Portuguese): womanizer; womanizing; effeminate

Definitions

  1. womanizer; womanizing; effeminate

Ancestry of “mulherengo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemulherwoman; wife; womankind
2Old PortuguesemullerAlternative form of moller
3Latinmulieremaccusative singular of mulier; first-person...
4Proto-Italicmoljes—
Every word from Proto-Italic moljes →Every word from Latin mulierem →Every word from Old Portuguese muller →