Where does “picadeiro” come from?

picadeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Picar, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

picadeiro (Portuguese): location where horses are trained or tamed

Definitions

  1. location where horses are trained or tamed

Ancestry of “picadeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePicarto sting pierce with a small, sharp point
2Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
3Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
4Proto-Germanicpikōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →