Where does “macaco-de-cheiro” come from?

macaco-de-cheiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese de, 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.

macaco-de-cheiro (Portuguese): common squirrel monkey

Definitions

  1. common squirrel monkey

Ancestry of “macaco-de-cheiro”, step by step

macaco-de-cheiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedeof; of; -en; from
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 macaco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemacacomonkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro
2EnglishMadagascarA resident of Madagascar
3Middle FrenchMadagascar
4EnglishMogadishuThe government of Somalia
5Arabicمَقَدِيشُو
6Persian[[شاه]] [[مقعد]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti
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