Where does “caipirão” come from?
caipirão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese caipirinha, from Portuguese -inha, from Portuguese -ã, from Old Portuguese -a, from Latin -at, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
caipirão (Portuguese): A caipirinha made with Licor Beirão instead of...
Definitions
- A caipirinha made with Licor Beirão instead of...
Ancestry of “caipirão”, step by step
caipirão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese caipirinha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | caipirinha | a traditional Brazilian drink prepared with... |
| 2 | Portuguese | -inha | feminine of -inho; form of -inho in masculine... |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ã | forms the feminine of nouns and adjectives ending... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -a | — |
| 5 | Latin | -at | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Portuguese Beirão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Beirão | a native of Beira historical region of Portugal |
| 2 | Portuguese | beira | edge, margin, border; third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | ribeira | — |
| 4 | Latin | rīpāria | littoral, riverbank |
| 5 | Latin | rīpārius | that inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian |
| 6 | Latin | rīpa | bank (of a river) |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | reipā | river bank |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁réyp-eh₂ | — |