Evora
/ˈɛβoɾa/ · name
Meaning
- Évora (a city and municipality, the capital of modern Évora district, Alentejo region, Portugal)
Etymology / origin
From Latin Ebora, a feminine noun derived from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”). Compare Latin Eboracum (“York”).
- Eboracum(Latin)→
- *eburos(cel-pro)→
- ebora(Latin)→
- Evora (Old Galician-Portuguese)
- Relations: inh, der, cog
Related words
Descendant words
- Évora(Portuguese) (inh)
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