Where does “árvore-da-morte” come from?

árvore-da-morte (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dá, from Old Portuguese da, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

árvore-da-morte (Portuguese): manchineel tree

Definitions

  1. manchineel tree

Ancestry of “árvore-da-morte”, step by step

árvore-da-morte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseApocopic form of dar; used preceding the pronouns...
2Old Portugueseda
3Old Portuguesedeof
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese morte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemortedeath; the state of being dead; destruction; ruin
2Old Portuguesemorte
3Latinmorsdeath; corpse; annihilation
4Proto-Italicmortisdeath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmértisdeath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Portuguese árvore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseárvoretree
2Old Portuguesearvortree
3Cornishmorsea; berries
4Proto-Brythonicmuɨar
5Proto-Celticsmiyoros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós