Where does “chute de letra” come from?
chute de letra (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dê, 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.
chute de letra (Portuguese): rabona
Definitions
- rabona
Ancestry of “chute de letra”, step by step
chute de letra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese dê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dê | dee |
| 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 letra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | letra | letter letter of the alphabet |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | letra | — |
| 3 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 4 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |