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Where does “rapaziada” come from?

rapaziada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rapaz, from Portuguese paz, from Old Portuguese paz, from Latin pacem, from Latin pax, from Proto-Italic pāks, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂ḱ-s, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ḱ- — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.

rapaziada (Portuguese): folks; a boy's unrestrained behaviour; jig

Definitions

  1. folks; a boy's unrestrained behaviour; jig

Ancestry of “rapaziada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserapazboy; young man, lad, youngster
2Portuguesepazpeace
3Old Portuguesepaz—
4Latinpacemfirst-person singular present active subjunctive...
5Latinpaxpeace; rest, quiet, ease; grace
6Proto-Italicpākspeace
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂ḱ-speace
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement
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