Where does “lobo-da-alsácia” come from?
lobo-da-alsácia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dá, from Old Portuguese da, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
lobo-da-alsácia (Portuguese): German Shepherd
Definitions
- German Shepherd
Ancestry of “lobo-da-alsácia”, step by step
lobo-da-alsácia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese dá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dá | Apocopic form of dar; used preceding the pronouns... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | da | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese Alsácia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Alsácia | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Alsatia | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ali sazzo | inhabitant of the other |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | alljas | else, otherwise, besides |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aljas | of another, of something else |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élyos | other, another |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |