Evora
See also: Évora
Old Galician-Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Ebora, a feminine noun derived from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”). Compare Latin Eboracum (“York”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEuora
- Évora (a city and municipality, the capital of modern Évora district, Alentejo region, Portugal)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 322 (facsimile):
- Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.
- How Holy Mary healed a man in Évora who was to die of a bone that had pierced his throat.
- Como ſanta maria guariu ũu ome en Euora que ouuera de morrer dun oſſo que ſell atraueſſar na garganta.
Descendants
edit- Portuguese: Évora
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