Where does “bicho-galo” come from?

bicho-galo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese galo, from Old Portuguese galo, from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic galso-, from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gols-o-.

bicho-galo (Portuguese): (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle

Definitions

  1. (Diabrotica speciosa) cucurbit beetle

Ancestry of “bicho-galo”, step by step

bicho-galo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese galo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegalorooster; a swelling on the forehead, resulting...
2Old Portuguesegalo—
3Latingallusa cock, rooster; a Gaul, an inhabitant of Gaul; a...
4Proto-Italicgalso-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangl̥s-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangols-o-—

via Portuguese Bicho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBichobeast non-human animal
2Vulgar Latinbistius—
3Latinbēstiaa beast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gols-o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gl̥s-o- →Every word from Proto-Italic galso- →