Where does “despassarado” come from?

despassarado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pássaro, from Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

despassarado (Portuguese): clumsy

Definitions

  1. clumsy

Ancestry of “despassarado”, step by step

despassarado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese pássaro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepássaropasserine any bird of the order
2Old Portuguesepassaro
3Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
4Latinpassersparrow; turbot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Portuguese des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedessince
2Late Latindē ex
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Latin passerEvery word from Vulgar Latin passarum
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