Where does “namorado” come from?
namorado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese namorado, from Old Portuguese namorar, from Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
namorado (Portuguese): boyfriend; type of marine fish – either...
Definitions
- boyfriend; type of marine fish – either...
Ancestry of “namorado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | namorado | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | namorar | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | amor | love |
| 4 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 5 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 6 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 7 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |