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Where does “lado” come from?

lado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lado, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

lado (Portuguese): side

Definitions

  1. side

Ancestry of “lado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselado—
2Latinlātus—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →