Etymology Explorer
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Where does “gelo” come from?
gelo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
Ancestry of “gelo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
gelū
frost
2
Proto-Indo-European
ǵel-
to swallow; swallow
Words derived from “gelo”
gelo
quebra-gelo
gelu
desgelar
gelinho
झेल
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →
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