Botafogo.
a neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Meaning & usage
a neighborhood of Zona Sul district, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Portuguese botar Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.? Latin focum Old Galician-Portuguese fogo Portuguese fogo Portuguese bota-fogo Portuguese Botafogo From bota-fogo. It was initially the nickname of Portuguese galleon São João Baptista and was adopted as a surname by the main gunner João de Sousa Pereira "Botafogo". He would later buy the plot of land that gave origin to the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, which was then named after him.
a surname
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Portuguese botar Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.? Latin focum Old Galician-Portuguese fogo Portuguese fogo Portuguese bota-fogo Portuguese Botafogo From bota-fogo. It was initially the nickname of Portuguese galleon São João Baptista and was adopted as a surname by the main gunner João de Sousa Pereira "Botafogo". He would later buy the plot of land that gave origin to the neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, which was then named after him.
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