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

  1. bird, specifically a passeriform bird

Ancestry of “paxaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepassaro—
2Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
3Latinpassersparrow; turbot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “paxaro”

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