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
Ancestry of “baleeiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | baleia | whale; whale; land whale |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | balẽa | whale; a large marine fish |
| 3 | Latin | ballaena | a whale |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φάλαινα | whale |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |