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Where does “orgulhar” come from?

orgulhar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Orgulho, from Old Portuguese orgullo, from Catalan orgull, from Vulgar Latin *orgollium, from Proto-West Germanic uʀgōllju, from Proto-Germanic uzgōljō, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.

orgulhar (Portuguese): to make proud

Definitions

  1. to make proud

Ancestry of “orgulhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseOrgulho—
2Old Portugueseorgullo—
3Catalanorgullpride
4Vulgar Latin*orgollium—
5Proto-West Germanicuʀgōlljupride, arrogance
6Proto-Germanicuzgōljōpride
7Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “orgulhar”

  • orgulhar-se
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