Where does “gato-do-deserto” come from?

gato-do-deserto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese do, from Old Portuguese do, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

gato-do-deserto (Portuguese): sand cat

Definitions

  1. sand cat

Ancestry of “gato-do-deserto”, step by step

gato-do-deserto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese do

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedofrom the; of the
2Old Portuguesedo
3Old Portuguesedeof
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegatocat; feline; very handsome man
2Old Portuguesegato
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
5Latincattusa cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti