Where does “pássaro” come from?

pássaro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese passaro, from Vulgar Latin passarum, from Latin passer, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pássaro (Portuguese): passerine any bird of the order

Definitions

  1. passerine any bird of the order

Ancestry of “pássaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepassaro—
2Vulgar Latinpassarumgenitive feminine plural of passus
3Latinpassersparrow; turbot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pássaro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin passer →Every word from Vulgar Latin passarum →