Where does “Acevedo” come from?
Acevedo (Spanish) comes from Portuguese Azevedo, from Old Portuguese azevedo, from Old Portuguese azevo, from Latin acifolium, from Latin aquifolium, from Latin aquifolius, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom.
Ancestry of “Acevedo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Azevedo | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | azevedo | a place with an abundance of hollies |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | azevo | holly |
| 4 | Latin | acifolium | — |
| 5 | Latin | aquifolium | nominative neuter singular of aquifolius;... |
| 6 | Latin | aquifolius | having prickly or pointed leaves |
| 7 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |