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Where does “guarda” come from?

guarda (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese guardar, from Old Portuguese guardar, from Medieval Latin wardo, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guarda (Portuguese): guard; police officer; flyleaf

Definitions

  1. guard; police officer; flyleaf

Ancestry of “guarda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseguardarto save, keep, retain, preserve; to protect,...
2Old Portugueseguardar—
3Medieval Latinwardoto herd, ward against, guard
4Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
5Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
6Proto-Germanic*warduz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guarda”

  • guarda-sol
  • gardhu
  • gerdhu
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