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

Definitions

  1. ivy

Ancestry of “hera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseedra—
2Latinhederaivy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰed-to defecate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- →Every word from Latin hedera →Every word from Old Portuguese edra →