Where does “tomateiro-do-diabo” come from?
tomateiro-do-diabo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese diabo, from Old Portuguese diaboo, from Latin Diabolus, from Ancient Greek Διάβολος, from Ancient Greek διαβάλλω, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís — two.
tomateiro-do-diabo (Portuguese): devil's apple (Solanum betaceum)
Definitions
- devil's apple (Solanum betaceum)
Ancestry of “tomateiro-do-diabo”, step by step
tomateiro-do-diabo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese diabo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | diabo | devil; demon; fiend; an evil or perverse person;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | diaboo | — |
| 3 | Latin | Diabolus | the Devil |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Διάβολος | slanderous; libellous |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διαβάλλω | throw over or across; set at variance, make a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Portuguese dê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dê | dee |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese tomateiro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | tomateiro | tomato plant |
| 2 | Portuguese | -eiro | -er; -eer; forms nouns, from nouns denoting a... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -eiro | -eer |
| 4 | Latin | -arium | Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things... |
| 5 | Latin | -arius | Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |