Where does “fenda” come from?

fenda (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fender, from Latin findō, from Proto-Italic findō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

fenda (Portuguese): slit, crack, cleft; female genitals; vagina

Definitions

  1. slit, crack, cleft; female genitals; vagina

Ancestry of “fenda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefenderto split, cleave, rip; to crack; to separate
2Latinfindōto cleave, break up, separate, divide, split, part
3Proto-Italicfindōsplit, cleave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Proto-Italic findō →
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