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
- furrow; a strip of cultivated land
Ancestry of “leira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | leira | — |
| 2 | Latin | glarea | gravel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |