Where does “mulherzinha” come from?

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

mulherzinha (Portuguese): girl who looks or acts like a woman

Definitions

  1. girl who looks or acts like a woman

Ancestry of “mulherzinha”, 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 →