Where does “serpentário” come from?
serpentário (Portuguese) comes from English serpentarium, from English -arium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
serpentário (Portuguese): secretary bird
Definitions
- secretary bird
Ancestry of “serpentário”, step by step
serpentário traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English serpentarium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | serpentarium | — |
| 2 | English | -arium | A place associated with a specified thing; A... |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
via New Latin serpentārius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | serpentārius | — |