Where does “pão-de-galinha” come from?
pão-de-galinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese galinha, from Old Portuguese galinha, from Latin gallīna, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
pão-de-galinha (Portuguese): common name for the larvae of some coleopteran insects, harmful to agriculture; grub
Definitions
- common name for the larvae of some coleopteran insects, harmful to agriculture; grub
Ancestry of “pão-de-galinha”, step by step
pão-de-galinha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese galinha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | galinha | hen; a woman who is almost never single; who is... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | galinha | — |
| 3 | Latin | gallīna | hen (female chicken) |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Portuguese dê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dê | dee |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |