Where does “clareira” come from?

clareira (Portuguese) comes from Galician claro, from Old Portuguese craro, from Latin clarus, from Proto-Italic klāzos, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

clareira (Portuguese): glade; clearing

Definitions

  1. glade; clearing

Ancestry of “clareira”, step by step

clareira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician claro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianclaroclear, light; clear, cloudless
2Old Portuguesecraro
3Latinclarusclear, bright; renowned, famous; upstanding,...
4Proto-Italicklāzos
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon

via Portuguese Claro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseClarolight pale in colour
2Latinclārusclear, bright
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic klāzosEvery word from Latin clarus
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