Where does “beterraba” come from?
beterraba (Portuguese) comes from French betterave, from French rave, from English rave, from Middle English raven, from Old English hræfn, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.
beterraba (Portuguese): beet, beetroot
Ancestry of “beterraba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | betterave | beetroot |
| 2 | French | rave | beet, turnip; rave party |
| 3 | English | rave | An enthusiastic review; An all-night dance party... |
| 4 | Middle English | raven | to wander; to rave; talk like a madman |
| 5 | Old English | hræfn | raven |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrabn | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |