Where does “copaço” come from?

copaço (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aço, from Old Portuguese açeyro, from Late Latin aciarium, from Latin aciēs, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

copaço (Portuguese): A big cup or glass

Definitions

  1. A big cup or glass

Ancestry of “copaço”, step by step

copaço traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese aço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaçosteel
2Old Portugueseaçeyro—
3Late Latinaciariumsteel
4Latinaciēssharp edge or point
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Portuguese copo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecopoglass
2Latincuppu—
3Late Latincuppadrinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic akēō →