Etymology Explorer › Old Portuguese

Where does “vẽeira” come from?

vẽeira (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin veneria, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

Ancestry of “vẽeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinveneria—
2Latinvenussale, purchase
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “vẽeira”

  • vieira
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →