Portuguese words first recorded in the 16th century

Houaiss makes it borrowed from Latin scandalōsus (“scandalous, abominable”), as do Aurélio, the DLP and Figueiredo, and Nascentes calls it semi-learned. Wiktionary, Silva Bastos and Vieira instead…

It is borrowed from Latin facilis (“that can be done; easy; yielding, indulgent”), a learned word. Nascentes, Aurélio and Porto Editora derive it from the neuter or accusative form facile. The Latin…

It is borrowed from Malayalam പകോതി (pakōti), a name of the goddess and of her temple in the Dravidian languages of southern India, from Sanskrit भगवती (bhagavatī, “goddess, the Holy One”). Houaiss…

It is borrowed from Old French escot (“share of a payment”), modern French écot. Houaiss dates the Old French noun to the 13th century and notes that its derivative escoter (“to pay one's…

It is inherited from Latin lolium (“darnel”), through a Vulgar Latin form with dissimilation of the first /l/. The intermediate form is given differently: Wiktionary has Vulgar Latin *iolium, Cunha…

It is formed from Portuguese marmelo (“quince”) + -ada, “something made of quinces”. The noun for the quince comes from Vulgar Latin *melimellum, for Latin melimēlum (“a kind of very sweet apple”)…

It is borrowed from French parc (“enclosed hunting ground”). The French word comes from Late Latin parricus (“enclosure”), recorded in the 8th-century Lex Ripuaria. Houaiss and the DHLF derive it…

It is inherited from Latin scōpa (“broom”). In classical Latin the word was mostly used in the plural, for twigs or sprigs and a broom made of them. Houaiss and Cunha take the singular as Late…

1. The word for “cheerful” is probably borrowed from French gai (“merry”), which Houaiss takes as a loan from Old Occitan gai (“lively, merry”). Nascentes, Porto Editora and the DLP derive it…

It is probably borrowed from Old Occitan cavilla (“peg”), as Aurélio, Michaelis and DELPo give it, while Wiktionary allows Italian caviglia as the source as well. The Occitan and Italian words go…

It is borrowed from Latin stāmen (“thread of the distaff; warp”), a learned form beside estambre, which came from Spanish. Houaiss calls it the learned divergent of that word, and dates that word in…

It is borrowed from Latin stimulō (“to prick with a goad; to rouse, incite”). Nascentes calls it semi-learned. The Latin verb is formed from stimulus (“goad; sting; spur, incentive”), which also…

It is borrowed from Latin mīrāculōsus (“marvellous, miraculous”), a learned word. Niermeyer records the Latin adjective in medieval texts. Cunha takes it instead as an adaptation of French…

It is probably borrowed from Arabic الغطاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”), the name of a diving bird, as Houaiss, Cunha, Machado, Nascentes and Wiktionary hold. Corriente, Pereira and Vicente put an…

Houaiss takes it as borrowed from French parfumer, first “to fumigate” (14th century) and since 1528 “to fill with a pleasant smell”, from Vulgar Latin *perfūmō formed from per (“through”) and fūmō…

It is formed from Portuguese formiga (“ant”) + -eiro. Wiktionary notes that it may correspond to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium. The same derivative is found across Romance: Spanish hormiguero, Catalan…

It is borrowed from Latin venerātiō (“reverence, veneration”), a learned word. Nascentes calls it semi-learned. Wiktionary adds that it can be analysed within Portuguese as venerar with the suffix…

It is inherited from Latin sorba, the plural of sorbum (“serviceberry, sorb”), taken as a feminine singular. The same Latin word is Galician sorba, Spanish serba and Old Occitan sorba, from which…

It is borrowed from Latin āctor (“one who drives or does; agent; plaintiff; performer”). Nascentes calls it semi-learned, and Wiktionary has it from Old Galician-Portuguese abtor, a semi-learned…

It is borrowed from Latin speculātor (“observer; explorer; spy, lookout”). Nascentes calls it a semi-learned word. Wiktionary notes that it can also be read as from Portuguese especular + -dor, and…

It is borrowed from Latin impersōnālis (“impersonal”), a semi-learned borrowing, as Wiktionary and Nascentes describe it. The Latin adjective was a term of the grammarians, for verbs without…

It is inherited from Latin iuvenis (“young; young man, young woman”). Houaiss notes that the Latin word was both an adjective and a noun meaning a youth. The same Latin word is Galician xove…

Its origin is obscure: Houaiss and Nascentes think it is probably imitative of the sound an animal's feet make as it walks. Wiktionary takes it as inherited from Vulgar Latin *patta (“paw, foot”)…

It is formed from Portuguese a + deus, “to God”, the last words of farewell phrases meaning “I hand you over to God” or “I commend you to God”. Wiktionary instead calls it a learned borrowing from…

Its origin is disputed. Many dictionaries make it a back-formation from Portuguese assaltar (“to assault”). Machado instead takes it from Italian assalto, which is recorded from the 13th century…

It is borrowed from Latin indiānus (“Indian”), a learned word; Cunha calls the Latin word Late Latin. Wiktionary and the DLP also analyse it as a Portuguese formation, the place name Índia with the…

It is borrowed from Latin portentum (“omen, portent; prodigy, wonder; monster”), the neuter participle of portendō (“to foretell, presage”). Nascentes calls it a learned word. Bluteau (1712–1728)…

Houaiss takes it as borrowed from Italian artista (“artisan; one who practises a liberal art”), recorded in Italian before 1321, and notes that some find the word already in Medieval Latin. Cunha…

It is borrowed from Latin ēlegantia (“taste, refinement, correctness”), first recorded in 1540. Nascentes calls it semi-learned. Cunha records the adjective elegante already in the 15th century…

It is borrowed from Latin grammaticālis (“of grammar”). Nascentes calls it semi-learned. The Latin adjective is formed from grammatica (“grammar”) with -ālis, and the noun goes back through…

Houaiss, Cunha, Aurélio and the DLP take it as borrowed from French humaniste. Houaiss dates the French word to 1580, forty years after his first Portuguese record of 1540. Others treat it as formed…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *lausa (“flat stone, slate”), a pre-Roman word. The adjective Latin lausiae is attested, in a phrase meaning “stone chips”, in the mining law of Vipasca, a bronze…

It is borrowed from Late Latin positīvus, a learned word taken over in the 16th century. Houaiss gives the Latin sense as “conventional, accidental”, and Nascentes and the first Aurélio call the…

It is borrowed from Latin possessīvus (“denoting possession”), first a term of grammar. The Latin adjective is formed from possideō (“to possess”) with the suffix -īvus, and the grammarians used it…

It is borrowed from Latin praenōmen (“personal name before the family name”), formed prae- (“before”) and nōmen (“name”). Nascentes calls it a semi-learned word. Wiktionary analyses it within…

It is borrowed from Latin prōnōmen (“pronoun”), formed prō (“instead of”) and nōmen (“name; noun”). Nascentes calls it a semi-learned word. The Latin grammatical term, recorded from Varro on, is a…

It is borrowed from Latin regressio (“a going back, return; withdrawal”). Nascentes calls it a semi-learned word. The Latin noun is formed from regredior (“to go back, return”) with the suffix -tiō…

1. The word for the tilde is borrowed from Spanish tilde, shortened, according to Houaiss, Aurélio and the DLP. The Spanish word, recorded from 1433, is in Corominas's view a semi-popular doublet of…

Houaiss takes it as borrowed from Italian colonnello, a diminutive of colonna (“column”): the Italian word meant “small column” in 1472, then “a column of soldiers” in Machiavelli and “the commander…

It is borrowed from Latin observō (“to watch, heed; to comply with”), first recorded about 1541. The Latin verb is formed from ob- and servō (“to watch over, keep”). Nascentes glossed the Latin verb…

It is borrowed from Latin superstitiō (“superstition; scrupulous observance; religious awe”), recorded from the 16th century. Nascentes calls it semi-learned. Houaiss derives it from the verb…

It is borrowed from Latin cīvīlitās (“the art of government; courtesy”), formed from cīvīlis (“civil”) with the suffix -tās. Cunha instead derives it from French civilité, itself from the Latin…

It is borrowed from Medieval Latin necessitō (“to compel, constrain”), a learned word. Du Cange notes that the Medieval Latin verb was often used by the Schoolmen. The DLP, Michaelis and DELPo…

It is inherited from Late Latin prīma vēra (“first spring”), a Late Latin form connected with the classical ablative phrase prīmō vēre (“at the beginning of spring”). Wiktionary gives the medieval…

It is borrowed from Latin dīvertō (“to turn aside, go different ways; to part; to differ”), with a change of conjugation. Nascentes calls it semi-learned and explains the sense: whoever amuses…

Houaiss, Aurélio and DELPo take it as formed from Portuguese escova + -ar, the verb of the noun “brush”. Cunha, the DLP, the REW and Wiktionary derive it directly from the Late Latin scōpō (“to…

It is borrowed from Late Latin figūrātīvus (“figurative”), probably influenced by French figuratif, recorded in the 12th century. Cunha takes it from the French word. Nascentes analyses it as Latin…

It is borrowed from Latin phrasis (“diction, style”), from Ancient Greek φράσις (phrásis, “way of speaking, expression”). Nascentes and Aurélio call it a learned word. The same Latin word is French…

It is borrowed from Latin impotentia (“lack of power or strength”), recorded from about 1543. Nascentes calls it a semi-learned word. Wiktionary analyses it within Portuguese as im- and potência…

It is borrowed from Late Latin syringa (“reed pipe; syringe”), from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “shepherd's pipe, tube”). Late Latin had it also in the sense “fistula”, and the medical sense came…

It is borrowed from French visage (“face”), which Bluteau already pointed out. The French word is formed from Old French vis (“face”) with the suffix -age. Meyer-Lübke and Nascentes's fuller…

It is formed from Portuguese des- + carta + -ar, literally “to take cards out (of one's hand)”. The noun, meaning “letter; playing card”, is from Latin charta, an early Latin borrowing of Ancient…

It is inherited from Late Latin pariculus (“alike, equal”), a diminutive of pār (“equal”). Wiktionary gives Old Galician-Portuguese parelho as its earliest form. Houaiss, Nascentes and the DLP mark…

It is borrowed from French chef (“head, leader”). The French word is from Old French chief, written chieef in the 9th century, from Vulgar Latin capus, an altered form of caput (“head”). Vieira…

It is a word of southern India, borrowed in the 16th century. Dalgado, whom Houaiss follows, names two possible sources, borrowed from Konkani kadhī, a word Konkani shares with Marathi, and…

It is inherited from Vulgar Latin *crina, from crīnis (“hair of the head, tress”). Houaiss and Cunha derive it from the Latin noun, and Houaiss's first record, from 1548, is in the plural. The Latin…

It is borrowed from Latin spectāculum (“sight; show, public games”), a learned borrowing first recorded in 1548. Nascentes calls it semi-learned. The Latin noun is formed from spectō (“to watch…

It is borrowed from French stuc, from Italian stucco. Vieira, Silva Bastos and Figueiredo give the Italian word as the direct source, Michaelis the French one. Houaiss dates the French word to 1524…

It is borrowed from Sicilian grutta, a southern form of the Italian grotta, in the view of Houaiss, Nascentes and Aurélio; Nascentes and Aurélio name Neapolitan or Sicilian as the source, and…

It is a learned word, borrowed from Latin dēcīsiō (“a settlement; a decision”), the noun of the verb dēcīdō (“to cut off; to settle”). Houaiss takes it from French décision, recorded in French in…