sobrinho

/so.ˈbɾi.ɲo/ · noun

Meaning

nephew

Etymology / origin

Inherited from Latin sobrīnus (“maternal cousin”), substantivised form of the Proto-Italic adjective *swezrīnos (“of the sister”). Compare Old Leonese sopbrino and Old Spanish sobrino.

sobrino(osp)→
sopbrino(roa-ole)→
-(itc-pro)→
sobrīnus(la)→
sobrīnus(la)→
sobrinho (Old Galician-Portuguese)
Relations: inh, inh, der, cog, cog

Related words

sobrīnus(la)-(itc-pro)sopbrino(roa-ole)sobrino(osp)sobriño(Galician)

Descendant words

sobriño(Galician) (inh)
sobriño(Galician) (inh)

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