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Where does “pedra” come from?

pedra (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese pedra, from Old Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

pedra (Guinea-Bissau Creole): stone

Definitions

  1. stone

Ancestry of “pedra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepedrastone; stone, rock; hailstone
2Old Portuguesepedrarock, stone
3Latinpetrastone, rock
4Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone
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