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Where does “vẽeyra” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vẽeyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinconchula—
2Latinveneria—
3Latinvenussale, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

Words derived from “vẽeyra”

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