Where does “piolhinho” come from?

piolhinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese piolho, from Old Portuguese peollo, from Late Latin peduclus, from Latin peduculus, from Latin pedīculus, from Latin pēdis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “piolhinho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepiolholouse
2Old Portuguesepeollolouse
3Late LatinpeduclusAlternative form of pēduculus
4LatinpeduculusAlternative form of pēdiculus; louse
5LatinpedīculusA little foot
6Latinpēdislouse
7Latinpēsa foot, in its senses as
8Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
9Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
10Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
11Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
12Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek -τρονEvery word from Ancient Greek μέτρον
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