Where does “bexiga” come from?

bexiga (Portuguese) comes from Spanish vejiga, from Old Spanish vexiga, from Latin vessīca, from Latin vēsīca — bladder, urinary bladder.

bexiga (Portuguese): bladder; balloon

Definitions

  1. bladder; balloon

Ancestry of “bexiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvejigabladder; balloon
2Old Spanishvexigabladder
3Latinvessīcaattested from
4Latinvēsīcabladder, urinary bladder

Words derived from “bexiga

Every word from Latin vēsīcaEvery word from Latin vessīcaEvery word from Old Spanish vexiga