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Where does “navalha” come from?

navalha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese navalla, from Vulgar Latin navac(u)la, from Latin novācula, from Proto-Italic *(ks)nowātlā, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

navalha (Portuguese): straight razor; One who cannot drive cars well

Definitions

  1. straight razor; One who cannot drive cars well

Ancestry of “navalha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesenavalla—
2Vulgar Latinnavac(u)la—
3Latinnovācula—
4Proto-Italic*(ks)nowātlā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

Words derived from “navalha”

  • navalheira
  • navalhada
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