Where does “pujança” come from?
pujança (Portuguese) comes from Spanish pujanza, from Spanish pujar, from Old Spanish puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
pujança (Portuguese): strength, might
Definitions
- strength, might
Ancestry of “pujança”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pujanza | strength, might |
| 2 | Spanish | pujar | to struggle; to dither, vacillate; to struggle... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | puxar | — |
| 4 | Latin | pulsāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pulsus | pulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked... |
| 6 | Latin | pellō | to push, drive, hurl, impel, propel; expel, banish, eject, thrust out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pelnō | approach, go to; bring close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |