Where does “pão-de-pássaros” come from?

pão-de-pássaros (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dê, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

pão-de-pássaros (Portuguese): (Sedum acre) wallpepper

Definitions

  1. (Sedum acre) wallpepper

Ancestry of “pão-de-pássaros”, step by step

pão-de-pássaros traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedee
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese pão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepãobread; food, sustenance; an attractive and...
2Old Portuguesepanbread
3Latinpānem
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti