Where does “ladeira” come from?

ladeira (Galician) comes from Galician lado, from Old Portuguese lado, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

ladeira (Galician): slope, hillside

Definitions

  1. slope, hillside

Ancestry of “ladeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianladoside
2Old Portugueselado—
3Latinlātuswide, broad
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →