Where does “tomate-de-árvore” come from?

tomate-de-árvore (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dê, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

Ancestry of “tomate-de-árvore”, step by step

tomate-de-árvore traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedee
2Old Portuguesedeof
3Latinof; concerning; about
4Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
5Latinposteablative singular of postis
6Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Portuguese árvore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseárvoretree
2Old Portuguesearvortree
3Cornishmorsea; berries
4Proto-Brythonicmuɨar
5Proto-Celticsmiyoros

via Portuguese tomate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetomatetomato; a blushed face
2Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
3Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
4Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós
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