Where does “rua” come from?

rua (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ruga, from Latin rūga, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

rua (Old Portuguese): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “rua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinrugafurrow, path, street; crease , wrinkle
2Latinrūgaa crease in the face, wrinkle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “rua”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Latin rūga →