Where does “chaleira elétrica” come from?
chaleira elétrica (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chaleira, from Portuguese chá, from Old Portuguese chãa, from Latin plāna, from Latin plānus, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Ancient Greek πλανάω, from Proto-Indo-European pl-néh₂-ti.
chaleira elétrica (Portuguese): electric kettle
Definitions
- electric kettle
Ancestry of “chaleira elétrica”, step by step
chaleira elétrica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese chaleira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chaleira | kettle; teakettle vessel for boiling a liquid |
| 2 | Portuguese | chá | tea plant; tea; a late afternoon meal |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | chãa | — |
| 4 | Latin | plāna | smoothing plane |
| 5 | Latin | plānus | level, flat, even |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάνος | wandering |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλανάω | to make to wander, lead wandering about; to lead... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl-néh₂-ti | — |
via Portuguese elétrica
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | elétrica | — |