Where does “vagalhão” come from?
vagalhão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vaga, from Portuguese vagar, from Old Portuguese vagar, from Latin vagor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
vagalhão (Portuguese): billow, rogue wave
Definitions
- billow, rogue wave
Ancestry of “vagalhão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vaga | wave; opening, opportunity, vacancy; free slot,... |
| 2 | Portuguese | vagar | to wander; Alternative form of vacar |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | vagar | — |
| 4 | Latin | vagor | I ramble, wander, stroll about, roam, rove; I... |
| 5 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |