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Where does “saxão” come from?

saxão (Portuguese) comes from Latin Saxō, from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.

saxão (Portuguese): Saxon; of the Saxons; of Saxony

Definitions

  1. Saxon; of the Saxons; of Saxony

Ancestry of “saxão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSaxō—
2Frenchsaxophonesaxophone; first-person singular present...
3French-phonespeaker of a specific language; something that...
4Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
5Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “saxão”

  • baixo saxão
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →