Where does “Caminha” come from?
Caminha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cama, from Old Portuguese cama, from Late Latin cama, from Ancient Greek χαμαί, from Ancient Greek Χθών, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
Ancestry of “Caminha”, step by step
Caminha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese cama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cama | bed |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cama | bed |
| 3 | Late Latin | cama | bed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαμαί | on the earth, near the ground; to the... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χθών | the Earth, personified as a goddess |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Portuguese Camina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Camina | — |
| 2 | Spanish | caminar | to walk; to stroll; to travel, to trek |
| 3 | Italian | camminare | to walk, to tread, to travel, to wander, to... |
| 4 | Italian | cammino | walk, way, path; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Latin | cammīnus | way |
| 6 | Gaulish | unknown | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pingos | chaffinch |