English
Peixoto
Peixoto comes from Portuguese peixe ‘fish’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peysk-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpiscem
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500peixe‘fish’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘fish’
- Portuguese, derivedc. 1500–presentPeixoto
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peysk-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpiscem
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500peixe‘fish’
- Portuguesec. 1500–presentsame form‘fish’
- Portuguese, derivedc. 1500–presentPeixoto
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-
Today it means
name A surname from Portuguese.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peysk- / Peixoto