Where does “vaca preta” come from?
vaca preta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese preta, from Portuguese preto, from Old Portuguese preto, from Old Portuguese apreto, from Old Portuguese apretar, from Latin appectorāre, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
vaca preta (Portuguese): coke float
Definitions
- coke float
Ancestry of “vaca preta”, step by step
vaca preta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese preta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | preta | feminine singular of preto; female equivalent of... |
| 2 | Portuguese | preto | black; black in colour; bad; very adverse; black |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | preto | black; near |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | apreto | — |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | apretar | — |
| 6 | Latin | appectorāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pectus | chest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pektos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 10 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |