Where does “lontra” come from?

lontra (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lontra, from Latin lutra, from Proto-Italic utrā, from Proto-Indo-European udréh₂, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

lontra (Portuguese): otter

Definitions

  1. otter

Ancestry of “lontra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselontra—
2Latinlutraan otter
3Proto-Italicutrāotter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanudréh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “lontra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →
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