Where does “ziguezaguear” come from?
ziguezaguear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese ziguezague, from French zigzag, from German Zickzack, from Italian zigzagare, from Russian зигза́г — zigzag.
ziguezaguear (Portuguese): to zigzag move in a zigzag manner
Definitions
- to zigzag move in a zigzag manner
Ancestry of “ziguezaguear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ziguezague | zigzag |
| 2 | French | zigzag | zigzag |
| 3 | German | Zickzack | zigzag |
| 4 | Italian | zigzagare | intransitive; to zigzag; to walk in a zigzag... |
| 5 | Russian | зигза́г | zigzag |