Where does “viuda” come from?

viuda (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish viuda, from Latin vidua, from Proto-Italic *wiðowā.

viuda (Spanish): widow; dowager; feminine singular of viudo

Definitions

  1. widow; dowager; feminine singular of viudo

Ancestry of “viuda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishviuda—
2Latinviduawidow; unmarried woman; nominative feminine...
3Proto-Italic*wiðowā—

Words derived from “viuda”

Every word from Proto-Italic *wiðowā →Every word from Latin vidua →Every word from Old Spanish viuda →