Where does “sapucaia” come from?
sapucaia (English) comes from Portuguese sapucaia, from Old Tupi sapukaîa, from Old Tupi gûyrasapukaîa, from Old Tupi -a, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *-aβ — instrumentalizer suffix.
sapucaia (English): A Brazilian tree, the monkey pot
Definitions
- A Brazilian tree, the monkey pot
Ancestry of “sapucaia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sapucaia | sapucaia any of several trees in the genus |
| 2 | Old Tupi | sapukaîa | sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis) |
| 3 | Old Tupi | gûyrasapukaîa | rooster; hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) |
| 4 | Old Tupi | -a | forms nouns from a word's stem |
| 5 | Proto-Tupi-Guarani | *-aβ | instrumentalizer suffix |