Where does “bicha-do-milho” come from?
bicha-do-milho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dó, from Italian do, from Italian doni, from Italian dono, from Latin dōnum, from Turkish dönmek, from Ottoman Turkish دونمك, from Old Turkic ton-.
bicha-do-milho (Portuguese): (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle
Definitions
- (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle
Ancestry of “bicha-do-milho”, step by step
bicha-do-milho traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese dó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dó | pity; do |
| 2 | Italian | do | first-person singular indicative present of dare;... |
| 3 | Italian | doni | plural of dono; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | dono | gift; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | dōnum | gift, present |
| 6 | Turkish | dönmek | to turn; to return; to rotate |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | دونمك | to turn around; to turn |
| 8 | Old Turkic | ton- | — |
| 9 | English | Hyun | — |
| 10 | Korean | 현 | 現: current; present; 絃: string |
| 11 | Chinese | 玄 | — |
via Portuguese Milho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Milho | maize seeds of the plant |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | milho | — |
| 3 | Latin | milium | millet; genitive plural of mīlle |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meljom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |