Where does “uva-de-cão” come from?

uva-de-cão (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.

uva-de-cão (Portuguese): (Solanum dulcamara) bittersweet

Definitions

  1. (Solanum dulcamara) bittersweet

Ancestry of “uva-de-cão”, step by step

uva-de-cão 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 cão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecãodog; the Devil; white-haired
2Old Portuguesecão
3Latincanuswhite; hoary; frothy
4Proto-Italickaznosgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱas-grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...

via Portuguese uva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseuvagrape
2Latinuvagrape; ablative singular of ūva
3Proto-Italic*oiwā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European póstiEvery word from Proto-Italic posti