Where does “joeira” come from?

joeira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -eira, from Old Portuguese -eira, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

joeira (Portuguese): winnow; winnowing fan fan used while winnowing

Definitions

  1. winnow; winnowing fan fan used while winnowing

Ancestry of “joeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-eirafemale equivalent of -eiro; feminine of -eiro
2Old Portuguese-eira—
3Latin-āriaused to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in
4Latin-āriuser
5Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “joeira”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Latin -āria →