Where does “contador de gás” come from?

contador de gás (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese contador, from Portuguese contar, from Old Portuguese contar, from Latin computare, from Latin computo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

contador de gás (Portuguese): gas meter

Definitions

  1. gas meter

Ancestry of “contador de gás”, step by step

contador de gás traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese contador

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecontadoraccountant; counter
2Portuguesecontarto tell that; to tell; to narrate; to count
3Old Portuguesecontar
4Latincomputarepresent active infinitive of computō;...
5LatincomputoI calculate, compute, reckon together
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Portuguese gás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegásgas
2Frenchgazgas; flatulence
3Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
4Middle Dutchgasseunpaved street
5Middle High Germangazze
6Old High Germangazzalane
7Proto-West Germanic*gatwā
8Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu