Where does “pimpolho” come from?

pimpolho (Portuguese) comes from Spanish pimpollo, from Spanish pollo, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

pimpolho (Portuguese): a young shoot of a vine

Definitions

  1. a young shoot of a vine

Ancestry of “pimpolho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpimpolloa seedling; a pine tree sapling; a young tree
2Spanishpollochicken; young chicken; fuss, scene
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →