Where does “noivado” come from?

noivado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese noivar, from Portuguese noivo, from Old Portuguese novio, from Vulgar Latin novius, from Latin novus, from Proto-Italic nowos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

noivado (Portuguese): engagement, betrothal

Definitions

  1. engagement, betrothal

Ancestry of “noivado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesenoivarto get engaged
2Portuguesenoivofiancé; groom, bridegroom
3Old Portuguesenovio
4Vulgar Latinnoviusnewly wed; newly married
5Latinnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recent
6Proto-Italicnowosnew
7Proto-Indo-European*néwos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *néwosEvery word from Proto-Italic nowosEvery word from Latin novus
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