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Where does “saudoso” come from?

saudoso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese saudade, from Old Portuguese soydade, from Latin solitas, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

saudoso (Portuguese): wistful; that causes wistfulness, longing,...

Definitions

  1. wistful; that causes wistfulness, longing,...

Ancestry of “saudoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesaudadewistfulness, nostalgia, longing, the feeling of...
2Old Portuguesesoydadethe feeling of missing something or someone
3Latinsolitasa being alone, loneliness, solitude; accusative...
4Latin-tās—
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “saudoso”

  • saudosista
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