Where does “jogo de cintura” come from?

jogo de cintura (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.

jogo de cintura (Portuguese): the ability to deal with problems or navigate challenging situations with composure, flexibility and quickwittedness

Definitions

  1. the ability to deal with problems or navigate challenging situations with composure, flexibility and quickwittedness

Ancestry of “jogo de cintura”, step by step

jogo de cintura 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 jogo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejogoplay; game; sport; gaming
2Old Portuguesejogo
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Portuguese cintura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecinturawaist, waistline
2Latincincturagirdle, belt; nominative feminine singular of...
3Latincingōto surround, circle, ring, encircle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós