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Where does “avẽa” come from?

avẽa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin avena — oats; wild oats; straw.

avẽa (Old Portuguese): oats

Definitions

  1. oats

Ancestry of “avẽa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinavenaoats; wild oats; straw

Words derived from “avẽa”

  • aveia
  • avea
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