Where does “pau-preto” come from?
pau-preto (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese preto, from Old Portuguese preto, from Old Portuguese apreto, from Old Portuguese apretar, from Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg- — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
pau-preto (Portuguese): blackwood
Definitions
- blackwood
Ancestry of “pau-preto”, step by step
pau-preto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese preto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | preto | black; black in colour; bad; very adverse; black |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | preto | black; near |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | apreto | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | apretar | — |
| 5 | Latin | appectorāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 9 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |