Where does “salgueiro” come from?
salgueiro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese salgueiro, from Vulgar Latin salicarius, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
salgueiro (Galician): willow
Definitions
- willow
Ancestry of “salgueiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | salgueiro | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | salicarius | — |
| 3 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |