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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—
2Latingelū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “gelo”

  • quebra-gelo
  • gelu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →