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

  1. ice; a cube or chunk of ice; coldness; cold

Ancestry of “gelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegelo—
2Latingelūfrost
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “gelo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Latin gelū →Every word from Old Portuguese gelo →