Where does “rua sem saída” come from?
rua sem saída (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sem, from Latin Sem, from Ancient Greek Σήμ, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
rua sem saída (Portuguese): cul-de-sac
Definitions
- cul-de-sac
Ancestry of “rua sem saída”, step by step
rua sem saída traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese sem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sem | -less; without; without |
| 2 | Latin | Sem | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σήμ | Shem, one of the sons of Noah |
| 4 | Hebrew | שֵׁם | Shem; name; name of |
| 5 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via Portuguese rua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | rua | street; road; streets; out! |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | rua | street |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ruga | furrow, path, street; crease , wrinkle |
| 4 | Latin | rūga | a crease in the face, wrinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |