Where does “leira” come from?

leira (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin glarea, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Ancestry of “leira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglareagravel
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “leira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin glarea →
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