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