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Where does “vândalo” come from?

vândalo (Portuguese) comes from Latin Vandalus, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

vândalo (Portuguese): Vandalic; vandalic; Vandal

Definitions

  1. Vandalic; vandalic; Vandal

Ancestry of “vândalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinVandalusVandal
2Proto-Germanicwandilazwanderer; Vandal; Vendil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-eh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “vândalo”

  • vandalear
  • vandalismo
  • vandálico
  • vandalizar
  • antivandalismo
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