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Where does “gẽesta” come from?

gẽesta (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin genesta, from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā.

Ancestry of “gẽesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenestabroom
2Proto-Indo-Europeangwₑnestā—

Words derived from “gẽesta”

  • xesta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā →