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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemãohand
2Old Portuguesemãohand
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Portuguese à

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseàMisspelling of a; Clipping of à moda de
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλονEvery word from Ancient Greek μηλέα