Where does “hera” come from?
hera (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese edra, from Latin hedera, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.
hera (Portuguese): ivy
Ancestry of “hera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | edra | — |
| 2 | Latin | hedera | ivy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |