Where does “navalheira” come from?
navalheira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese navalha, from Old Portuguese navalla, from Vulgar Latin navac(u)la, from Latin novācula, from Proto-Italic *(ks)nowātlā, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
navalheira (Portuguese): razor shell; velvet crab
Ancestry of “navalheira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | navalha | straight razor; One who cannot drive cars well |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | navalla | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | navac(u)la | — |
| 4 | Latin | novācula | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *(ks)nowātlā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |