Etymograph

English

Varginha

Varginha comes from Portuguese varginha ‘diminutive of vargem’, and goes back to vargem ‘floodplain’.

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentvargem‘floodplain’
  2. Portuguese, derivedc. 1500–presentvarginha‘diminutive of vargem’
  3. Brazilian PortuguesemodernVarginha
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentvargem‘floodplain’
  2. Portuguese, derivedc. 1500–presentvarginha‘diminutive of vargem’
  3. Brazilian PortuguesemodernVarginha
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Portuguese vargem / Varginha