Where does “areia” come from?

areia (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese arẽa, from Latin arēna, from Latin harēna, from Latin hasena.

areia (Portuguese): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “areia”, step by step

areia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese arẽa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesearẽasand
2Latinarēna—
3Latinharēnasand
4Latinhasena—

via Etruscan 𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Etruscan𐌇𐌀𐌔𐌄𐌍𐌀—

Words derived from “areia”

Every word from Latin hasena →Every word from Latin harēna →Every word from Latin arēna →