vao

Old Portuguese

/ˈβa.o/

noun
Definitions
  • ford; shallow part of a river shallow enough to be crossed by foot

Etymology

Derived from Latin vadum (ford, shallow, bottom of the sea, a ford) derived from Proto-Italic *waðom derived from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wadʰom

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