Where does “gaivota” come from?

gaivota (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese gaviota, from Latin gāvia — common gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird).

gaivota (Portuguese): seagull

Definitions

  1. seagull

Ancestry of “gaivota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegaviota—
2Latingāviacommon gull and seagull (any kind of gull, generically a kind of bird)

Words derived from “gaivota”

Every word from Latin gāvia →Every word from Old Portuguese gaviota →