Where does “pé-direito” come from?
pé-direito (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese direito, from Old Portuguese dereito, from Vulgar Latin derectus, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
pé-direito (Portuguese): the distance between the floor and the ceiling of...
Definitions
- the distance between the floor and the ceiling of...
Ancestry of “pé-direito”, step by step
pé-direito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese direito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | direito | law; Toward the right side; right-hand; right;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | dereito | right |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | derectus | directed, steered, guided, aligned, pointed,... |
| 4 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 5 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Portuguese pé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pé | foot; plant, -stalk; tree |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pee | foot |
| 3 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |