Etymology Explorer
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Where does “lama” come from?
lama (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin lama, from Latin lacma, from Proto-Indo-European lak-.
Ancestry of “lama”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
lama
slough, bog, fen
2
Latin
lacma
—
3
Proto-Indo-European
lak-
—
Words derived from “lama”
lama
lama
lama
casaca-de-couro-da-lama
enlamear
lamaçal
lameira
lameiro
lameiro
para-lama
para-lamas
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