Where does “travão” come from?

travão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

travão (Portuguese): brake; Obsolete form of travam

Definitions

  1. brake; Obsolete form of travam

Ancestry of “travão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →
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