Where does “zoião” come from?

zoião (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

zoião (Portuguese): gluttonous; greedy prone to excessive eating

Definitions

  1. gluttonous; greedy prone to excessive eating

Ancestry of “zoião”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →