Where does “andorinha” come from?

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

andorinha (Portuguese): bird of the family Hirundinidae (swallows, martins and saw-wings)

Definitions

  1. bird of the family Hirundinidae (swallows, martins and saw-wings)

Ancestry of “andorinha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseandorỹaswallow
2Latinharundina—
3Latinhirundōswallow (bird)

Words derived from “andorinha”

Every word from Latin hirundō →Every word from Latin harundina →Every word from Old Portuguese andorỹa →