Where does “beirarrúa” come from?
beirarrúa (Galician) comes from Galician beira, from Old Portuguese beira, from Galician ribeira, from Old Portuguese ribeira, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā.
beirarrúa (Galician): pavement, sidewalk
Definitions
- pavement, sidewalk
Ancestry of “beirarrúa”, step by step
beirarrúa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician beira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | beira | border, edge, brim, limit; rime, eave; shore |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | beira | — |
| 3 | Galician | ribeira | bank |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | ribeira | — |
| 5 | Latin | rīpāria | littoral, riverbank |
| 6 | Latin | rīpārius | that inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian |
| 7 | Latin | rīpa | bank (of a river) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | reipā | river bank |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁réyp-eh₂ | — |