Where does “trave” come from?

trave (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese trave, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

trave (Portuguese): beam; trave; goalpost

Definitions

  1. beam; trave; goalpost

Ancestry of “trave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetravebeam
2Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
3Indo-European*treb-—
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →Every word from Latin trabs →Every word from Old Portuguese trave →