Where does “trocadilho” come from?
trocadilho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese trocado, from Portuguese troçar, from Latin tortiare, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
trocadilho (Portuguese): pun; spoonerism
Definitions
- pun; spoonerism
Ancestry of “trocadilho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | trocado | change; small change |
| 2 | Portuguese | troçar | to mock, to ridicule |
| 3 | Latin | tortiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | tortus | twisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |