Where does “lousa” come from?

lousa (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin lausa, from Gaulish lausā, from Proto-Celtic lausā — stone.

lousa (Portuguese): board; flagstone; slate

Definitions

  1. board; flagstone; slate

Ancestry of “lousa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlausaflagstone, slab
2Gaulishlausā—
3Proto-Celticlausāstone

Words derived from “lousa”

Every word from Proto-Celtic lausā →Every word from Gaulish lausā →Every word from Vulgar Latin lausa →