Where does “podrão” come from?

podrão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese podre, from Old Portuguese podre, from Latin pūter, from Proto-Indo-European puH- — rotten, foul.

podrão (Portuguese): a cheap snack, often with a variety of unconventional ingredients

Definitions

  1. a cheap snack, often with a variety of unconventional ingredients

Ancestry of “podrão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesepodreIn state of decay; rotten; Overridden by bacteria...
2Old Portuguesepodre—
3Latinpūterrotten, decaying
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuH-rotten, foul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European puH- →Every word from Latin pūter →Every word from Old Portuguese podre →