Where does “gateira” come from?

gateira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese eira, from Old Occitan eira, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

gateira (Portuguese): cat door, cat flap

Definitions

  1. cat door, cat flap

Ancestry of “gateira”, step by step

gateira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese eira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseeirathreshing floor; tayra
2Old Occitaneira—
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Portuguese Gato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseGatocat (domestic cat: Felis silvestris catus)
2Old Portuguesegato—
3Late Latincattuscat; domestic cat; a cat
4Latincattaa cat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →