Where does “leira” come from?

leira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese leira, from Latin glarea, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

leira (Portuguese): furrow; a strip of cultivated land

Definitions

  1. furrow; a strip of cultivated land

Ancestry of “leira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseleira—
2Latinglareagravel
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “leira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin glarea →Every word from Old Portuguese leira →