Where does “pintinha” come from?
pintinha (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.
Ancestry of “pintinha”, step by step
| 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 |