Where does “rocinha” come from?
rocinha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese roca, from Portuguese roçar, from Portuguese roque, from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond — on, onto.
rocinha (Portuguese): a country house with an orchard
Definitions
- a country house with an orchard
Ancestry of “rocinha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | roca | distaff; seacliff; a stony cliff |
| 2 | Portuguese | roçar | to mow; to skim; to rub |
| 3 | Portuguese | roque | castling; Alternative form of rock |
| 4 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 5 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 6 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 7 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 8 | Old English | ond | and |
| 9 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |