Where does “latão” come from?

latão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese lata, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

latão (Portuguese): Augmentative of lata; brass

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of lata; brass

Ancestry of “latão”, step by step

latão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese lata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselatacan, tin; tin, tin-plate; cheek, nerve
2Latinlātuswide, broad
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Old French laton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlaton—
2Arabicلَاطُونcopper, copper alloy; copper; copper alloy
3Old Turkic𐰞𐱃𐰆𐰣gold; golden
4Proto-Turkicaltungold

Words derived from “latão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →