Where does “galinha” come from?
galinha (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese galinha, from Old Portuguese galinha, from Latin gallīna, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
galinha (Kabuverdianu): hen
Definitions
- hen
Ancestry of “galinha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | galinha | hen; a woman who is almost never single; who is... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | galinha | — |
| 3 | Latin | gallīna | hen (female chicken) |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |