Where does “vergonhosamente” come from?
vergonhosamente (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese vergonhoso, from Portuguese vergonha, from Old Portuguese vergonna, from Vulgar Latin verecunnia, from Latin verēcundia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
vergonhosamente (Portuguese): shamefully
Definitions
- shamefully
Ancestry of “vergonhosamente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vergonhoso | shameful |
| 2 | Portuguese | vergonha | shame |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | vergonna | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | verecunnia | — |
| 5 | Latin | verēcundia | knowing one's place, regarded as a virtue; coyness, modesty |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |