Where does “esteira” come from?
esteira (Portuguese) comes from Spanish estera, from Old Spanish estuera, from Latin storea, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
esteira (Portuguese): mat, matting; course, track
Definitions
- mat, matting; course, track
Ancestry of “esteira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | estera | floor mat; doormat; foot mat |
| 2 | Old Spanish | estuera | — |
| 3 | Latin | storea | mat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |