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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedeof; of; -en; from
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese cair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecairto fall; to fall down; to drop; to fall from; to...
2Old Portuguesecaer
3Vulgar Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
4Latincaderepresent active infinitive of cadō; to fall, to...
5LatincadoI fall, I fall out; I die; I cease
6Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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