Where does “penheta” come from?

penheta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Pé, from Old Portuguese pee, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

penheta (Portuguese): foot job

Definitions

  1. foot job

Ancestry of “penheta”, step by step

penheta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Pé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePéfoot, part of the human body
2Old Portuguesepeefoot
3Latinpēsa foot, in its senses as
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via Portuguese punheta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepunhetawank; hand job
2Portuguesepunhofist; wrist; the grip of a firearm
3Old Portuguesepunno—
4Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
5Proto-Italicpugnosfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →