Where does “viçoso” come from?
viçoso (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese viçoso, from Latin vitiōsus, from Latin vitium, from Proto-Indo-European wi-tio-, from Proto-Indo-European wei — guilt, vice, fault.
viçoso (Portuguese): luxuriant, lush; flourishing; fresh, youthful
Definitions
- luxuriant, lush; flourishing; fresh, youthful
Ancestry of “viçoso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | viçoso | delightful, pleasurable; content, satisfied |
| 2 | Latin | vitiōsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vitium | flaw, defect, blemish, error, fault; vice; crime |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wi-tio- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wei | guilt, vice, fault |