Where does “trepadeira” come from?

trepadeira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese trepar, from Portuguese trep, from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.

trepadeira (Portuguese): climber; creeper plant that grows by creeping

Definitions

  1. climber; creeper plant that grows by creeping

Ancestry of “trepadeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetreparto climb; to mount; to tread on
2Portuguesetrep—
3Proto-Slavicčerpъskull; broken piece of pottery
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerpos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerpos →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpъ →Every word from Portuguese trep →