Where does “pepusantá” come from?

pepusantá (Nheengatu) comes from Nheengatu santa, from Portuguese santa, from Old Portuguese santa.

pepusantá (Nheengatu): seaplane

Definitions

  1. seaplane

Ancestry of “pepusantá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatusantasaintess, a female saint
2Portuguesesantafeminine singular of santo; holy; female saint
3Old Portuguesesanta—
Every word from Old Portuguese santa →Every word from Portuguese santa →Every word from Nheengatu santa →