Where does “brinco” come from?
brinco (Spanish) comes from Portuguese brincar, from Portuguese brinco, from Latin vinculum, from Latin -ulum, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
brinco (Spanish): jump, hop
Definitions
- jump, hop
Ancestry of “brinco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | brincar | to play |
| 2 | Portuguese | brinco | earring; something very beautiful and clean;... |
| 3 | Latin | vinculum | Any instrument whereby anything is bound or tied... |
| 4 | Latin | -ulum | Used to form a noun of instrument or means from a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |