Where does “cadela de frade” come from?

cadela de frade (Galician) comes from Galician de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

cadela de frade (Galician): earwig

Definitions

  1. earwig

Ancestry of “cadela de frade”, step by step

cadela de frade traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciandeof, from
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Galician cadela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancadelafemale dog; bitch; coin
2Old Portuguesecadela
3Latincatellaa little bitch, bitch puppy, female whelp; a...
4Latincatēnachain
5Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Galician frade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfradefriar
2Old Portuguesefradefriar
3Latinfrāterbrother
4Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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