Where does “nada nessa mão” come from?
nada nessa mão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nada, from Old Portuguese nada, from Latin nata, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
nada nessa mão (Portuguese): a phrase commonly associated with shows of magic, where the performer assures that his hand is empty, therefore he is not holding any tools to aid his tricks
Definitions
- a phrase commonly associated with shows of magic, where the performer assures that his hand is empty, therefore he is not holding any tools to aid his tricks
Ancestry of “nada nessa mão”, step by step
nada nessa mão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese nada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nada | nothing; to no extent; in no way; not at all;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | nada | nothing |
| 3 | Latin | nata | female child, daughter; girl; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 5 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Portuguese nessa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nessa | on this |