Where does “lobo-da-tasmânia” come from?
lobo-da-tasmânia (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-tasmânia (Portuguese): thylacine extinct carnivorous marsupial
Definitions
- thylacine extinct carnivorous marsupial
Ancestry of “lobo-da-tasmânia”, step by step
lobo-da-tasmânia 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 Tasmânia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Tasmânia | — |
| 2 | English | Tasmania | comprising the majority of the state of Tasmania's land area and on which most of its inhabitants live |
| 3 | English | -ia | Used in forming names of countries, diseases,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |