Where does “uva-de-gato” come from?

uva-de-gato (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-gato (Portuguese): Sedum hirsutum

Definitions

  1. Sedum hirsutum

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

uva-de-gato 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 Gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGatocat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
2Old Portuguesegato
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat

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
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