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Where does “sorriso amarelo” come from?

sorriso amarelo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sorriso, from Latin subrīsus, from Latin subrideo, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sorriso amarelo (Portuguese): forced smile

Definitions

  1. forced smile

Ancestry of “sorriso amarelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesorrisosmile
2Latinsubrīsus—
3LatinsubrideoI smile
4Latinsub-sub-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →