Where does “tampouco” come from?
tampouco (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tam, from Portuguese tão, from Old Portuguese tan, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tampouco (Portuguese): neither
Definitions
- neither
Ancestry of “tampouco”, step by step
tampouco traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese tam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tam | Obsolete spelling of tão |
| 2 | Portuguese | tão | so; as … as; Eye dialect spelling of estão |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | tan | as; so; so |
| 4 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Portuguese pouco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pouco | little of something; a short while; little; few |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pouco | — |
| 3 | Latin | paucus | few, little |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | paukos | few |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ukos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Galician tan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | tan | so, as |