Where does “espalhafato” come from?
espalhafato (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fato, from Gothic *𐍆𐌰𐍄, from Proto-Germanic fat-, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
espalhafato (Portuguese): fuss; ostentation
Ancestry of “espalhafato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | fato | a set of clothing traditionally worn together,... |
| 2 | Gothic | *𐍆𐌰𐍄 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fat- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “espalhafato”