Where does “tapa-olho” come from?

tapa-olho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Olho, from Old Portuguese olho, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

tapa-olho (Portuguese): a slap

Definitions

  1. a slap

Ancestry of “tapa-olho”, step by step

tapa-olho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Olho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseOlhoeye
2Old Portugueseolho—
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Portuguese tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetapaslap; argument without a replica; discrete...
2Gothictappa—
3Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →
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