Where does “perdão” come from?

perdão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese perdon, from Old Portuguese perdõar, from Late Latin perdono.

perdão (Portuguese): pardon; forgiveness; excuse me; sorry

Definitions

  1. pardon; forgiveness; excuse me; sorry

Ancestry of “perdão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseperdon—
2Old Portugueseperdõarto forgive
3Late Latinperdono—
Every word from Late Latin perdono →Every word from Old Portuguese perdõar →Every word from Old Portuguese perdon →