Where does “parabenização” come from?
parabenização (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese parabenizar, from Portuguese parabéns, from Portuguese parabém, from Portuguese Pará, from Portuguese Pera, from Portuguese espera, from Portuguese esperar, from Old Portuguese asperar — to succeed, to prosper.
parabenização (Portuguese): congratulation act of congratulating
Definitions
- congratulation act of congratulating
Ancestry of “parabenização”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | parabenizar | to congratulate laud someone for his accomplishment |
| 2 | Portuguese | parabéns | happy birthday!; congratulations!;... |
| 3 | Portuguese | parabém | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | Pará | a state in the North Region of Brazil |
| 5 | Portuguese | Pera | pear |
| 6 | Portuguese | espera | wait |
| 7 | Portuguese | esperar | to wait; to hope; to expect; to anticipate |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | asperar | — |
| 9 | Old Spanish | esperar | to wait for, await |
| 10 | Latin | spērō | to hope, expect |
| 11 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |