Where does “cone de luz” come from?

cone de luz (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.

cone de luz (Portuguese): light cone

Definitions

  1. light cone

Ancestry of “cone de luz”, step by step

cone de luz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedee
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese cone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseconecone conical shape
2Middle Frenchcone
3Latinconuscone
4Ancient Greekκῶνοςpine cone; pine tree; cone or peak of a helmet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóh₃nos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₃-to sharpen, whet; sharpen

via Portuguese Luz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseLuzlight medium within which vision is possible
2Old Portugueseluz
3Latinlūxlight (of the sun, stars etc.)
4Proto-Italicloukslight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós