Where does “reembalagem” come from?
reembalagem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese reembalar, from Portuguese embalar, from French emballer, from French balle, from Middle French balle, from Italian balla, from Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla.
reembalagem (Portuguese): repackaging
Definitions
- repackaging
Ancestry of “reembalagem”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | reembalar | to repackage |
| 2 | Portuguese | embalar | to rock; to lull; to accelerate |
| 3 | French | emballer | to pack up; to wrap up; to parcel; to thrill, to... |
| 4 | French | balle | (small) ball |
| 5 | Middle French | balle | ball; bundle |
| 6 | Italian | balla | large bundle, torsello, bale, reap; falsehood,... |
| 7 | Old French | balle | — |
| 8 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 9 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |