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Where does “olho da rua” come from?

olho da rua (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese olho, from Old Portuguese ollo, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

olho da rua (Portuguese): the street, as residence of a homeless person

Definitions

  1. the street, as residence of a homeless person

Ancestry of “olho da rua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseolhoeye; eye, center; a hole in cheese, bread or...
2Old Portugueseolloeye
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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