Where does “andorinhão” come from?

andorinhão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese andorinha, from Old Portuguese andorỹa, from Latin harundina, from Latin hirundō — swallow (bird).

andorinhão (Portuguese): swift small bird of the family

Definitions

  1. swift small bird of the family

Ancestry of “andorinhão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseandorinhabird of the family Hirundinidae (swallows, martins and saw-wings)
2Old Portugueseandorỹaswallow
3Latinharundina—
4Latinhirundōswallow (bird)
Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Latin harundina →Every word from Old Portuguese andorỹa →