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Where does “vieira” come from?

vieira (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese vẽeira, from Latin veneria, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

vieira (Portuguese): scallop

Definitions

  1. scallop

Ancestry of “vieira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesevẽeira—
2Latinveneria—
3Latinvenussale, purchase
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →