santo
Portuguese
/ˈsɐ̃.tu/, /ˈsɐ̃.to/
adj
Definitions
- holy, sacred
- (figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese santo derived from Latin sānctus (holy) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (healthy, happy).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sān-
Gloss
healthy, happy
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
健, 康
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sanctifico Latin
- sānctus Latin
- santo Italian
- santo Spanish, Castilian
- *sān- Proto-Indo-European
- André Portuguese
- Bárbara Portuguese
- Estêvão Portuguese
- Santa Bárbara Portuguese
- Santo André Portuguese
- Santo Estêvão Portuguese
- santa Portuguese
- santidade Portuguese
- santíssimo Portuguese
- santo Galician
- sânt Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- santo Indonesian
- sant Welsh
- shenjtë Albanian
- santa Old Portuguese
- santidade Old Portuguese
- santo Old Portuguese
- sãmtu Aromanian
- sãntu Aromanian
- santu Asturian
- sant Friulian
- sant Old Occitan
- sancto Old Spanish
- santu Sicilian
- suant Dalmatian
- santu Kabuverdianu
- sant Ladin
- santo Istriot