seda

Portuguese

/ˈse.da/, /ˈse.dɐ/

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) silk a type of fiber
  • a piece of silken cloth or silken clothes

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese seda inherited from Latin saeta (bristle, animal hair, silk, horsehair) inherited from Proto-Italic *saitā derived from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ito-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*séh₂ito-

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