Where does “boquiaberto” come from?

boquiaberto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aberto, from Old Portuguese aberto, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

boquiaberto (Portuguese): open-mouthed; gaping, agape

Definitions

  1. open-mouthed; gaping, agape

Ancestry of “boquiaberto”, step by step

boquiaberto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese aberto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabertoopen
2Old Portugueseaberto—
3Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
4Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Portuguese boça

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseboçacable
2Old Portuguesebocamouth
3Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Latin apertus →