alteia
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin althaea, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀλθαία (althaía), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eldʰ-, suffixed form of *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”)
Alternative forms
Noun
alteia f (plural alteias)
- marshmallow (Althaea officinalis, a species of mallow)
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- altêia (obsolete)
Verb
alteia
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