Where does “sapatilha” come from?

sapatilha (Portuguese) comes from Spanish zapata, from Spanish zapato, from Old Spanish çapato — shoe.

sapatilha (Portuguese): a sneaker

Definitions

  1. a sneaker

Ancestry of “sapatilha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishzapatabrake shoe; washer
2Spanishzapatoshoe
3Old Spanishçapatoshoe
Every word from Old Spanish çapato →Every word from Spanish zapato →Every word from Spanish zapata →