Where does “pudim” come from?
pudim (Portuguese) comes from English Pudding, from Middle English podynge, from Old French boudin, from Latin botellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
pudim (Portuguese): pudding
Ancestry of “pudim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Pudding | — |
| 2 | Middle English | podynge | — |
| 3 | Old French | boudin | blood sausage, black pudding |
| 4 | Latin | botellus | a small sausage |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |