Where does “xaxado” come from?

xaxado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ado, from Old Portuguese -ado, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

xaxado (Portuguese): a dance created in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, which was often practiced by cangaceiros of the region to commemorate victory in battle

Definitions

  1. a dance created in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, which was often practiced by cangaceiros of the region to commemorate victory in battle

Ancestry of “xaxado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-adoforms the masculine singular past participle of...
2Old Portuguese-ado-ed
3Latin-atus-ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Portuguese -ado →Every word from Latin -atus →