Where does “beirar” come from?

beirar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese beira, from Old Portuguese ribeira, from Latin rīpāria, from Latin rīpārius, from Latin rīpa, from Proto-Italic reipā, from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂.

beirar (Portuguese): to border; to skirt; to border on; to be almost;...

Definitions

  1. to border; to skirt; to border on; to be almost;...

Ancestry of “beirar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebeiraedge, margin, border; third-person singular...
2Old Portugueseribeira—
3Latinrīpārialittoral, riverbank
4Latinrīpāriusthat inhabits the banks of rivers; riparian
5Latinrīpabank (of a river)
6Proto-Italicreipāriver bank
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁réyp-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁réyp-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic reipā →Every word from Latin rīpa →