Where does “lança-chamas” come from?
lança-chamas (Portuguese) comes from German Flammenwerfer, from German Flamme, from Middle High German vlamme, from Latin flamma, from Latin flāgrāre, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro- — to smell.
lança-chamas (Portuguese): flamethrower
Ancestry of “lança-chamas”, step by step