Where does “cão-miúdo” come from?

cão-miúdo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cão, from Old Portuguese cão, from Latin canus, from Proto-Italic kaznos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- — grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

cão-miúdo (Portuguese): the Devil

Definitions

  1. the Devil

Ancestry of “cão-miúdo”, step by step

cão-miúdo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese cão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecãodog; the Devil; white-haired
2Old Portuguesecão—
3Latincanuswhite; hoary; frothy
4Proto-Italickaznosgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱas-grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

via Portuguese miúdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemiúdovery small; child; an internal organ used as...
2Old Portuguesemiudo—
3Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
4Proto-Italicminwō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱas- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaznos →Every word from Latin canus →