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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaçosteel
2Old Portugueseaçeyro—
3Late Latinaciariumsteel
4Latinaciēs—
5Latinaceō—
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →