Where does “esturrinho” come from?
esturrinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese esturro, from Portuguese esturrar, from Portuguese es-, from Portuguese Pó, from Italian Po, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
esturrinho (Portuguese): a dark and roasted variety of snuff
Definitions
- a dark and roasted variety of snuff
Ancestry of “esturrinho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | esturro | state of excessive dryness, almost to the point of burning |
| 2 | Portuguese | esturrar | to roast until near burning |
| 3 | Portuguese | es- | ex- |
| 4 | Portuguese | Pó | powder |
| 5 | Italian | Po | — |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |