Where does “pinta-cega” come from?
pinta-cega (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pinta, from Portuguese pintar, from Old Portuguese pintar, from Vulgar Latin pinctare, from Latin pictāre, from Latin pingere, from Latin pingo, from Latin pango — to attach.
pinta-cega (Portuguese): nightjar
Definitions
- nightjar
Ancestry of “pinta-cega”, step by step
pinta-cega traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese pinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pinta | naevus; a small spot, dot or stain; suit |
| 2 | Portuguese | pintar | to paint |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | pintar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pinctare | — |
| 5 | Latin | pictāre | paint |
| 6 | Latin | pingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | pingo | I decorate or embellish; I paint, tint or colour;... |
| 8 | Latin | pango | I fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pangō | to fasten, to fix |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Portuguese cega
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cega | female equivalent of cego; feminine singular of... |