Where does “cigarra” come from?
cigarra (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *cicār(r)a, from Latin cicada — cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
cigarra (Portuguese): cicada
Ancestry of “cigarra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *cicār(r)a | — |
| 2 | Latin | cicada | cicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of... |