eunuco

Portuguese

/ew.ˈnu.ku/

noun

Definitions

eunuch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eunuchus derived from Ancient Greek εὐνοῦχος (castrated man, harem guard, eunuch).

Origin

Ancient Greek

εὐνοῦχος

Gloss

castrated man, harem guard, eunuch

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

eunuchus Latin
eunūchus Latin
Eunuch German
eunuco Italian
евнух Russian
eunuco Spanish, Castilian
εὐνή Ancient Greek
εὐνοῦχος Ancient Greek
ἔχω Ancient Greek
*seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
evnukk Norwegian Bokmål
eunuch Polish
evnukk Norwegian Nynorsk