Where does “pergunta” come from?
pergunta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese perguntar, from Old Portuguese preguntar, from Vulgar Latin *praecūnctāre, from Latin percontārī.
pergunta (Portuguese): question; third-person singular present...
Definitions
- question; third-person singular present...
Ancestry of “pergunta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | perguntar | to ask; to wonder |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | preguntar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *praecūnctāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | percontārī | — |