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Where does “tinhoso” come from?

tinhoso (Portuguese) comes from Latin tineosus, from Latin Tinea, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- — to melt.

tinhoso (Portuguese): having ringworms; disgusting, repulsive;...

Definitions

  1. having ringworms; disgusting, repulsive;...

Ancestry of “tinhoso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintineosus—
2LatinTinea—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂w-to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂w- →