Where does “patego” come from?

patego (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Pato, from Old Portuguese pato — duck.

patego (Portuguese): dumb, stupid; simpleton

Definitions

  1. dumb, stupid; simpleton

Ancestry of “patego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePatoduck
2Old Portuguesepatoduck
Every word from Old Portuguese pato →Every word from Portuguese Pato →