Etymology

Évora

Today it means: A district in southern Portugal. Full definition →

Portuguese Évora ← Latin Ebora ← Proto-Celtic *eburos
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  1. Proto-Celtic · derived from*eburos“yew”
  2. Latin · derived fromEbora
  3. Portuguese · borrowed fromÉvora
  4. English todayÉvora

Borrowed from Portuguese Évora, from Latin Ebora, a feminine noun derived from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”).

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