Where does “gelo” come from?
gelo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese gelo, from Latin gelū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.
gelo (Portuguese): ice; a cube or chunk of ice; coldness; cold
Definitions
- ice; a cube or chunk of ice; coldness; cold
Ancestry of “gelo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | gelo | — |
| 2 | Latin | gelū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |
Words derived from “gelo”