Where does “paxaro” come from?
paxaro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
paxaro (Galician): bird, specifically a passeriform bird
Definitions
- bird, specifically a passeriform bird
Ancestry of “paxaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | passaro | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | passarum | genitive feminine plural of passus |
| 3 | Latin | passer | sparrow; turbot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |