Where does “zumbificar” come from?
zumbificar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese zumbi, from English zombie, from Haitian Creole zonbi.
zumbificar (Portuguese): to zombify
Ancestry of “zumbificar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | zumbi | the leader of a quilombo; Zumbi dos Palmares;... |
| 2 | English | zombie | A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa... |
| 3 | Haitian Creole | zonbi | — |