Where does “xeo” come from?

xeo (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese geo, from Latin gelu, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

xeo (Galician): ice

Definitions

  1. ice

Ancestry of “xeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegeo—
2Latingelufrost; cold, chill
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “xeo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin gelu →Every word from Old Portuguese geo →