Where does “homem-sereia” come from?
homem-sereia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese homem, from Old Portuguese ome, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰmṓ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
homem-sereia (Portuguese): Synonym of sereio
Definitions
- Synonym of sereio
Ancestry of “homem-sereia”, step by step
homem-sereia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese homem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | homem | male; man; a person; a human being |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ome | man |
| 3 | Latin | homō | human, person, man |
| 4 | Old Latin | hemō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hemō | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰmṓ | earthling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |
via Portuguese sereia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sereia | mermaid; An attractive woman |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | serẽa | mermaid |
| 3 | Latin | sirēna | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sīrēn | a siren, one of the mythical birds with faces of virgins, that dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σειρήν | Siren; Siren from Greek mythology |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σειρά | cord, rope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | twerH- | to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir |