Where does “alma penada” come from?

alma penada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese alma, from Old Portuguese alma, from Latin anima, from Latin animus, from Proto-Italic anamos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁- — to breathe.

alma penada (Portuguese): wandering soul

Definitions

  1. wandering soul

Ancestry of “alma penada”, step by step

alma penada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese alma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealmasoul
2Old Portuguesealmasoul
3Latinanimasoul, spirit, life; air, breeze; breath
4LatinanimusThat life-giving aspect which animates: life...
5Proto-Italicanamosbreath; spirit, soul, life force
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁mosbreath
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁-to breathe

via Portuguese penado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepenadosuffering; Alternative form of pinado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁mosEvery word from Proto-Italic anamos