Where does “entretanto” come from?
entretanto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tanto, from Old Portuguese tanto, from Latin tantus, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
entretanto (Portuguese): meanwhile; in the meantime; meantime; but,...
Definitions
- meanwhile; in the meantime; meantime; but,...
Ancestry of “entretanto”, step by step
entretanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese tanto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tanto | so much; so much / so many; tanto … quanto |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | tanto | so much |
| 3 | Latin | tantus | of such size, of such measure; so much, so great |
| 4 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Portuguese entre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | entre | among; between |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | entre,antre | — |
| 3 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |