Where does “se bobear” come from?

se bobear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese se, from Old Portuguese se, from Latin sī, from Proto-Italic sei, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

se bobear (Portuguese): nevertheless

Definitions

  1. nevertheless

Ancestry of “se bobear”, step by step

se bobear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesehimself; herself; itself; themself; themselves;...
2Old Portugueseseif
3Latinsīif, supposing that
4Proto-Italicseiso, thus
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Portuguese bobear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebobearto act in a silly way; to make a mistake or a...
2PortugueseBobo—
3Spanishbobostupid, silly, naive; A stupid or naive person; a...
4Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Italic sei →Every word from Latin sī →