Where does “pescoçudo” come from?
pescoçudo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pescoço, from Old Portuguese pescoço, from Old Spanish pescoço, from Old Spanish *poscoço, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
pescoçudo (Portuguese): long-necked
Definitions
- long-necked
Ancestry of “pescoçudo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pescoço | neck part of body |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pescoço | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pescoço | — |
| 4 | Old Spanish | *poscoço | — |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |