Where does “Oeiras” come from?
Oeiras (Portuguese) comes from Latin auraria, from Latin aurarius, from Latin aurum, from Latin ausum, from Latin ausus, from Latin audeō, from Latin avidus, from Latin -idus.
Ancestry of “Oeiras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | auraria | A gold mine; A female worker in gold, female... |
| 2 | Latin | aurarius | Of, pertaining to or used for gold; A worker in... |
| 3 | Latin | aurum | gold; any object made of gold, such as a gold... |
| 4 | Latin | ausum | nominative neuter singular of ausus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | ausus | dared, having dared, ventured, having ventured,... |
| 6 | Latin | audeō | to dare, venture, risk |
| 7 | Latin | avidus | Greedy, avaricious, covetous; Eager,... |
| 8 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |