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Where does “traiçoeiro” come from?

traiçoeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese traição, from Old Portuguese traiçon, from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

traiçoeiro (Portuguese): treacherous

Definitions

  1. treacherous

Ancestry of “traiçoeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetraiçãotreason, betrayal
2Old Portuguesetraiçontreason
3Latintrāditiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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