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Where does “gera” come from?

gera (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese gerar, from Old Portuguese gẽerar, from Latin generō, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gera (Portuguese): third-person singular present indicative of...

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  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “gera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegerarto generate
2Old Portuguesegẽerar—
3Latingenerō—
4Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
5Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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