Where does “grão-de-bico” come from?

grão-de-bico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dê, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

grão-de-bico (Portuguese): chickpea (plant or fruit)

Definitions

  1. chickpea (plant or fruit)

Ancestry of “grão-de-bico”, step by step

grão-de-bico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese

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

via Portuguese grão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegrãograin; grand; great; grand-
2Old Portuguesegrão
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Portuguese Bico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBicoAnatomical structure
2Palibhikkhubeggar; Buddhist monk
3Sanskritभिक्षुmendicant, beggar; A Buddhist monk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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