Where does “dar à luz” come from?

dar à luz (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dar, from Old Portuguese dar, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dar à luz (Portuguese): to give birth

Definitions

  1. to give birth

Ancestry of “dar à luz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedarto give; to be possible, to can; to throw
2Old Portuguesedar
3Latinto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Italic didō
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