Where does “álveo” come from?
álveo (Portuguese) comes from Latin alveus, from Latin alvus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.
álveo (Portuguese): riverbed
Ancestry of “álveo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | alveus | a hollow, cavity; a hollow vessel, in the shape... |
| 2 | Latin | alvus | belly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | — |