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Where does “safadeza” come from?

safadeza (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese safado, from Portuguese safar, from Spanish zafar, from Italian acciuffare, from Italian ciuffo, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.

safadeza (Portuguese): mischievousness; a mischievous act

Definitions

  1. mischievousness; a mischievous act

Ancestry of “safadeza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesafadoworn out; shameless; naughty
2Portuguesesafarto pull out; to steal; to erase
3SpanishzafarTo loosen; to untie; To come undone; to loosen...
4Italianacciuffare—
5Italianciuffotuft; bunch
6Middle High Germanschopf—
7Old High Germanscuft—
8Proto-Germanicskuftąa bundle, hair
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head
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