Where does “chuva ácida” come from?
chuva ácida (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese chuva, from Old Portuguese chuvia, from Latin pluvia, from Latin pluvius, from Latin pluit, from Proto-Italic plowō, from Proto-Indo-European pléweti.
chuva ácida (Portuguese): acid rain unusually acidic rain
Definitions
- acid rain unusually acidic rain
Ancestry of “chuva ácida”, step by step
chuva ácida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese chuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | chuva | rain |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | chuvia | rain |
| 3 | Latin | pluvia | rain; a shower; feminine nominative singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | pluvius | rainy, bringing rain; The inner court of a... |
| 5 | Latin | pluit | It rains; it is raining |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plowō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléweti | — |
via Portuguese ácida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ácida | — |