Where does “vergonha” come from?
vergonha (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese vergonna, from Vulgar Latin verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
vergonha (Portuguese): shame
Definitions
- shame
Ancestry of “vergonha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | vergonna | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | verecunnia | — |
| 3 | Latin | verēcundia | knowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |