Where does “machadinha” come from?
machadinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Machado, from Old Portuguese machado, from Latin marculatus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos — adjectival suffix.
machadinha (Portuguese): hatchet
Ancestry of “machadinha”, step by step