Where does “roçar” come from?
roçar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese roque, from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi — on, onto.
roçar (Portuguese): to mow; to skim; to rub
Definitions
- to mow; to skim; to rub
Ancestry of “roçar”, step by step
roçar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese roque
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | roque | castling; Alternative form of rock |
| 2 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 3 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 4 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 5 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 6 | Old English | ond | and |
| 7 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Old Portuguese roçar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | roçar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ruptiare | present active infinitive of *ruptiō;... |
| 3 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 4 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |