Where does “desamão” come from?
desamão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mão, from Old Portuguese mão, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
desamão (Portuguese): only used in the adverbial phrase à desamão
Definitions
- only used in the adverbial phrase à desamão
Ancestry of “desamão”, step by step
desamão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese mão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mão | hand |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mão | hand |
| 3 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Portuguese à
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | à | Misspelling of a; Clipping of à moda de |