Where does “estrapallar” come from?
estrapallar (Asturian) comes from Asturian estrar, from Asturian estráu, from Latin strātum, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
estrapallar (Asturian): to crush, smash, squash
Definitions
- to crush, smash, squash
Ancestry of “estrapallar”, step by step
estrapallar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian estrar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | estrar | to prepare the animal's bed, to cover the floor of a stable with straw or ferns (estru) (for animals to sleep) |
| 2 | Asturian | estráu | — |
| 3 | Latin | strātum | a bed-covering, coverlet, quilt, blanket |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |