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testigo.

witness

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/tesˈt͡ʃi.ɡu/Brazil/tesˈt͡ʃi.ɡu/Brazil/teʃˈt͡ʃi.ɡu/Rio-de-Janeiro/tɨʃˈti.ɡu/Portugal
  1. witness

    masculine
  2. trickster, diablo

    Azores · archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s Proto-Italic *tristos Latin *terstis Latin testis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-ezi Latin -ere Latin facere Latin testificor Proto-Indo-European *-ḗy Proto-Italic *-ēi(s) Latin -ēs Latin -īder. Latin -ārī Latin testificārīder. Vulgar Latin *testificāre Spanish testiguardeverb. Spanish testigobor. Portuguese testigo Borrowed from Spanish testigo.

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