Where does “roa” come from?
roa (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese roer, from Old Portuguese roer, from Latin rodere, from Latin rodo, from Proto-Indo-European rōd-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
roa (Portuguese): inflection of roer:
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Definitions
- inflection of roer:
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Ancestry of “roa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | roer | to gnaw |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | roer | — |
| 3 | Latin | rodere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Latin | rodo | I gnaw, nibble, bite; eat or waste away, corrode,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rōd- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |