Where does “paxara” come from?

paxara (Galician) comes from Galician paxaro, from Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

paxara (Galician): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “paxara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpaxarobird, specifically a passeriform bird
2Old Portuguesepassaro—
3Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
4Latinpassersparrow; turbot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “paxara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Vulgar Latin passarum →