Where does “feira” come from?

feira (Portuguese) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

feira (Portuguese): market; fair; confusion

Definitions

  1. market; fair; confusion

Ancestry of “feira”, step by step

feira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁s

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁sgod, godhead, deity; sacred place
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Latin fēriae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday

Words derived from “feira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →