Where does “repolho” come from?

repolho (Portuguese) comes from Spanish repollo, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

repolho (Portuguese): round cabbage

Definitions

  1. round cabbage

Ancestry of “repolho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrepollocabbage
2LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →