Where does “piolho-de-urubu” come from?
piolho-de-urubu (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...
piolho-de-urubu (Portuguese): antlion
Definitions
- antlion
Ancestry of “piolho-de-urubu”, step by step
piolho-de-urubu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese piolho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | piolho | louse |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | peollo | louse |
| 3 | Late Latin | peduclus | Alternative form of pēduculus |
| 4 | Latin | peduculus | Alternative form of pēdiculus; louse |
| 5 | Latin | pedīculus | A little foot |
| 6 | Latin | pēdis | louse |
| 7 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Portuguese dê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dê | dee |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |