Where does “freo” come from?
freo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese frẽo, from Latin frēnum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
freo (Galician): brake; bridle; bit of the bridle
Definitions
- brake; bridle; bit of the bridle
Ancestry of “freo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | frẽo | — |
| 2 | Latin | frēnum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |