Where does “chaleirar” come from?
chaleirar (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.
chaleirar (Portuguese): to flatter, to fawn
Definitions
- to flatter, to fawn
Ancestry of “chaleirar”, step by step
| 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 | — |