Where does “piurso” come from?
piurso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pior, from Old Portuguese peor, from Latin peior, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
piurso (Portuguese): furious, extremely angry
Definitions
- furious, extremely angry
Ancestry of “piurso”, step by step
piurso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese pior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pior | worse; worst; worse |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | peor | — |
| 3 | Latin | peior | worse |
| 4 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |