Where does “baleeiro” come from?

baleeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese baleia, from Old Portuguese balẽa, from Latin ballaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

baleeiro (Portuguese): whaler

Definitions

  1. whaler

Ancestry of “baleeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebaleiawhale; whale; land whale
2Old Portuguesebalẽawhale; a large marine fish
3Latinballaenaa whale
4Ancient Greekφάλαιναwhale
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →