Where does “picaretagem” come from?

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

picaretagem (Portuguese): fraud

Definitions

  1. fraud

Ancestry of “picaretagem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepicaretapickaxe; a conman or charlatan
2PortuguesePicarto sting pierce with a small, sharp point
3Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
4Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
5Proto-Germanicpikōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →