Where does “feo” come from?

feo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese fẽo, from Latin foedus, from Proto-Italic foiðos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

feo (Galician): ugly; hay; beachgrass

Definitions

  1. ugly; hay; beachgrass

Ancestry of “feo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefẽohay
2Latinfoedustreaty, agreement, contract; league; pact,...
3Proto-Italicfoiðos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic foiðos →Every word from Latin foedus →