Where does “cotinga” come from?

cotinga (Portuguese) comes from New Latin Cotinga, from Old Tupi cutinga.

cotinga (Portuguese): cotinga any of the neotropical passerine birds of the genus

Definitions

  1. cotinga any of the neotropical passerine birds of the genus

Ancestry of “cotinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinCotinga—
2Old Tupicutinga—
Every word from Old Tupi cutinga →Every word from New Latin Cotinga →