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Where does “quarta-feira” come from?

quarta-feira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese quarta feira, from Latin feria quarta.

quarta-feira (Portuguese): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “quarta-feira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequarta feiraWednesday
2Latinferia quarta—
Every word from Latin feria quarta →