Where does “mexacán” come from?
mexacán (Galician) comes from Galician can, from Old Portuguese can, from Latin canem, from Latin canis, from Latin canes, from Latin cano, from Proto-Italic kanō, from Proto-Germanic kanô — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
mexacán (Galician): dandelion
Definitions
- dandelion
Ancestry of “mexacán”, step by step
mexacán traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician can
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | can | dog; 20th century 5, 10 cents of peseta coin; how |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | can | dog |
| 3 | Latin | canem | accusative singular of canis |
| 4 | Latin | canis | a dog, a hound; a dog, a hound, a bounder, a... |
| 5 | Latin | canes | Alternative form of canis;... |
| 6 | Latin | cano | to sing, recite, play |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via Galician cama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | cama | bed; platform of a cart; garden plot |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cama | bed |
| 3 | Late Latin | cama | bed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |