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Where does “comidinha” come from?

comidinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese comida, from Portuguese comer, from Old Portuguese comer, from Vulgar Latin *comēre, from Latin comedere, from Latin comedo, from Latin edo, from Latin ex — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comidinha (Portuguese): Diminutive of comida

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of comida

Ancestry of “comidinha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecomidafood, something edible; meal
2Portuguesecomerto eat; to capture; to corrode; to eat away, to...
3Old Portuguesecomerto eat
4Vulgar Latin*comēre—
5Latincomederethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6LatincomedoI eat or chew up; I consume or devour; I fret or...
7LatinedoI eat; I give out, put or bring forth; eject,...
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicō—
10Latincommūnis—
11Old Latincom(m)oinis—
12Proto-Italickommoinis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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