Where does “nem mesmo” come from?
nem mesmo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nem, from Old Portuguese nen, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
nem mesmo (Portuguese): not even, not... at least
Definitions
- not even, not... at least
Ancestry of “nem mesmo”, step by step
nem mesmo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese nem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nem | not even; do not even; neither … nor |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | nen | not even; nor |
| 3 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 4 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Portuguese mesmo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mesmo | The same thing; same; used as an intensifier |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mesmo | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | metipsimus | same |
| 4 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |