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Where does “cadeia” come from?

cadeia (Portuguese) comes from Galician cadea, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

cadeia (Portuguese): chain; prison

Definitions

  1. chain; prison

Ancestry of “cadeia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancadeachain; prison
2Latincatēna—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “cadeia”

  • desencadear
  • encadear
  • desencadeamento
  • encadeamento
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