Where does “caleira” come from?
caleira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -eira, from Old Portuguese -eira, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
caleira (Portuguese): gutter; lime pit
Ancestry of “caleira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | -eira | female equivalent of -eiro; feminine of -eiro |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | -eira | — |
| 3 | Latin | -āria | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |