Where does “dor de cabeça” come from?

dor de cabeça (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dor, from Old Portuguese door, from Latin dolor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

dor de cabeça (Portuguese): headache pain or ache in the head

Definitions

  1. headache pain or ache in the head

Ancestry of “dor de cabeça”, step by step

dor de cabeça traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese dor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedorpain
2Old Portuguesedoorpain
3Latindolorpain, ache, hurt; anguish, grief, sorrow;...
4Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
5Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
7Proto-Indo-European-oss
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Portuguese cabeça

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecabeçahead
2Old Portuguesecabeça
3Vulgar Latincapitia
4Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedee
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Latin -orEvery word from Latin dolor
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