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Ruindows.

Windoze

8 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ʁuˈĩ.dows/Brazil[huˈĩ.doʊ̯s]Brazil/ˈʁwĩ.dows/Brazil[ˈhwĩ.doʊ̯s]Brazil

Windoze
Brazil · informal · masculine

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃rew-der. Latin ruō Latin ruīnader.? Old Galician-Portuguese roin Portuguese ruim Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts Proto-Germanic *windaz Old Norse vindr Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Germanic *augô Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᚷᚨ (*auga) Old Norse auga Old Norse vindaugabor. Middle English wyndowe English window English Windowsubor. Portuguese Windows blend Portuguese Ruindows Blend of ruim (“bad”) + Windows.

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