Where does “namorido” come from?
namorido (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese namorado, from Old Portuguese namorado, from Old Portuguese namorar, from Old Portuguese amor, from Latin amor, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
namorido (Portuguese): a man in a relationship when a couple has made a commitment to one another but is not or does not want to be married
Definitions
- a man in a relationship when a couple has made a commitment to one another but is not or does not want to be married
Ancestry of “namorido”, step by step
namorido traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese namorado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | namorado | boyfriend; type of marine fish – either... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | namorado | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | namorar | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | amor | love |
| 5 | Latin | amor | love, affection, devotion; love, desire, craving;... |
| 6 | Latin | amō | to love |
| 7 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 8 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 9 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |