Where does “vide-da-índia” come from?
vide-da-índia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dá, from Old Portuguese da, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
vide-da-índia (Portuguese): (Solanum dulcamara) bittersweet
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Ancestry of “vide-da-índia”, step by step
vide-da-índia traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese dá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dá | Apocopic form of dar; used preceding the pronouns... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | da | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese India
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | India | — |
| 2 | Latin | India | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰνδός | an inhabitant of India or the Indian... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 | India; people living beyond the Indus |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु | a river, stream; flood, waters; ocean, sea |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | síndʰuṣ | river, ocean; flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | síndʰuš | river, stream |
| 9 | Sanskrit | सिन्धु॑ | — |
via Portuguese vide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vide | vine, grapevine; see; read |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vide | — |
| 3 | Latin | vitis | vine; a vine staff, the baton or cane of a Roman... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéh₁itis | that which twines or bends; branch, switch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |