Where does “laceira” come from?

laceira (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese lazeyra, from Vulgar Latin laceria, from Latin lacer, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k-.

laceira (Galician): misery

Definitions

  1. misery

Ancestry of “laceira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselazeyra—
2Vulgar Latinlaceria—
3Latinlacerlacerated, mangled, torn to pieces
4Proto-Indo-European*leh₂k-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- →Every word from Latin lacer →Every word from Vulgar Latin laceria →