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Where does “beira” come from?

beira (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese beira, from Galician ribeira, from Old Portuguese ribeira, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

beira (Galician): border, edge, brim, limit; rime, eave; shore

Definitions

  1. border, edge, brim, limit; rime, eave; shore

Ancestry of “beira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebeira—
2Galicianribeira—
3Old Portugueseribeira—
4Latinrīpāria—
5Latinrīpārius—
6Latinrīpa—
7Proto-Italicreipā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—

Words derived from “beira”

  • beiramar
  • beirarrúa
  • beiravía
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