Where does “gafanhoto” come from?

gafanhoto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gafanho, from Portuguese gafa — gaff.

gafanhoto (Portuguese): grasshopper

Definitions

  1. grasshopper

Ancestry of “gafanhoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegafanho—
2Portuguesegafagaff

Words derived from “gafanhoto”

Every word from Portuguese gafa →Every word from Portuguese gafanho →