Where does “pito” come from?
pito (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pinto, from English pint, from Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, from Vulgar Latin pincta, from Latin Pictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pito (Portuguese): chick; cigarette
Definitions
- chick; cigarette
Ancestry of “pito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pinto | chick; penis |
| 2 | English | pint | A unit of volume, equivalent to; A pint of milk;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pinte | pint |
| 4 | Old French | pinte | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pincta | a mark used to indicate a level of quantity... |
| 6 | Latin | Pictus | a Pict, a resident of early Scotland |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |