Where does “malandraje” come from?
malandraje (Spanish) comes from Portuguese malandragem, from Portuguese -agem, from Old Portuguese -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
malandraje (Spanish): thugs; gangs of thugs; thuggery; being a lout
Definitions
- thugs; gangs of thugs; thuggery; being a lout
Ancestry of “malandraje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | malandragem | the practice of taking advantage of others in... |
| 2 | Portuguese | -agem | Forms uncountable nouns, from verbs, meaning the... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -age | — |
| 4 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -āticum | — |