Where does “área” come from?
área (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna, from Latin harēna, from Latin hasena.
área (Galician): area, extent of surface
Definitions
- area, extent of surface
Ancestry of “área”, step by step
área traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese arẽa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | arẽa | sand |
| 2 | Latin | arēna | — |
| 3 | Latin | harēna | sand |
| 4 | Latin | hasena | — |
via Latin ārea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |