Where does “pekadu” come from?

pekadu (Nheengatu) comes from Portuguese pecado, from Old Portuguese pecado, from Latin peccātum, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pekadu (Nheengatu): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “pekadu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepecadosin
2Old Portuguesepecadosin
3Latinpeccātumsin, error, fault
4Latinpeccōto sin, transgress
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Latin peccō →