Where does “claraboia” come from?
claraboia (Portuguese) comes from French claire-voie, from Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
claraboia (Portuguese): skylight
Ancestry of “claraboia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | claire-voie | clerestory |
| 2 | Latin | via | road, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wijā | road |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |