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Where does “poer” come from?

poer (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pôr, from Portuguese Via, from Old Portuguese via, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

poer (Portuguese): Archaic form of pôr

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of pôr

Ancestry of “poer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepôrto put; to place; to get; to go to a given...
2PortugueseVia—
3Old Portuguesevia—
4Latinviā—
5Proto-Italic*wiā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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