Where does “enxadão” come from?
enxadão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese enxada, from Latin asciāta, from Latin ascia, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
enxadão (Portuguese): mattock
Definitions
- mattock
Ancestry of “enxadão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | enxada | hoe |
| 2 | Latin | asciāta | — |
| 3 | Latin | ascia | an axe; a mason's trowel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷs-ih₂- | axe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |