Where does “cair de amores” come from?
cair de amores (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
cair de amores (Portuguese): to fall in love
Definitions
- to fall in love
Ancestry of “cair de amores”, step by step
cair de amores traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | de | of; of; -en; from |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese cair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cair | to fall; to fall down; to drop; to fall from; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | caer | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 4 | Latin | cadere | present active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to... |
| 5 | Latin | cado | I fall, I fall out; I die; I cease |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |