boveda
See also: bóveda
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from the hypothetical Vulgar Latin word *volvita, alteration of Latin volūta, from volvere (“to turn”), but this presents serious phonetic difficulties. More likely of Germanic origin, from a Gothic *buwitha, from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *būaną (“to dwell reside, build”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boveda f
- vault (arched ceiling)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 65 (facsimile):
- boueda de pedra
- stone vault
- boueda de pedra
Descendants edit
- Portuguese: abóbada