Where does “pateta” come from?
pateta (Portuguese) comes from Spanish pateta, from Spanish pata, from Arabic بط, from Arabic بَطّ, from Persian بت, from Middle Persian bwt', from Bactrian Βοδδο, from Sanskrit बुद्ध — to be awake, be aware.
pateta (Portuguese): fool; dimwit, dummy; silly, goofy
Definitions
- fool; dimwit, dummy; silly, goofy
Ancestry of “pateta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pateta | The Devil |
| 2 | Spanish | pata | paw, foot, leg; leg; human leg, foot |
| 3 | Arabic | بط | duck; to slit, to rive; verbal noun of بَطَّ |
| 4 | Arabic | بَطّ | duck |
| 5 | Persian | بت | duck; idol; Buddha |
| 6 | Middle Persian | bwt' | Buddha; idol |
| 7 | Bactrian | Βοδδο | Buddha |
| 8 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | aware, awake |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |