Where does “popança” come from?

popança (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese popa, from Old Portuguese popa, from Vulgar Latin puppa, from Latin puppis — stern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...

popança (Portuguese): buttocks

Definitions

  1. buttocks

Ancestry of “popança”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepopastern, poop
2Old Portuguesepopa—
3Vulgar Latinpuppabreast, teat, nipple, boob; stern
4Latinpuppisstern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...
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