Where does “sapão” come from?

sapão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sapo, from Old Portuguese sapo.

sapão (Portuguese): sapan; Augmentative of sapo

Definitions

  1. sapan; Augmentative of sapo

Ancestry of “sapão”, step by step

sapão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sapo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesapotoad
2Old Portuguesesapo—

via Malay sapang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysapang—
Every word from Old Portuguese sapo →Every word from Portuguese sapo →