Where does “ranço” come from?
ranço (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ranço, from Latin rancidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
ranço (Portuguese): rancid; rancidity; contempt; despise towards...
Definitions
- rancid; rancidity; contempt; despise towards...
Ancestry of “ranço”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | ranço | — |
| 2 | Latin | rancidus | rancid, rank, stinking; disgusting, loathsome,... |
| 3 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |