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Where does “bredo” come from?

bredo (Portuguese) comes from Latin blitum, from Ancient Greek βλίτον — purple amaranth.

Ancestry of “bredo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinblitumkind of spinach
2Ancient Greekβλίτονpurple amaranth

Words derived from “bredo”

  • bredie
  • bredie
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