Where does “baratero” come from?
baratero (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central barato, from Spanish barato, from Spanish baratar, from Old Spanish barato, from Old Spanish baratar, from Old French barateor, from Old French barater, from Ancient Greek πράσσω — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “baratero”, step by step
baratero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bikol Central barato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | barato | — |
| 2 | Spanish | barato | cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price |
| 3 | Spanish | baratar | to barter |
| 4 | Old Spanish | barato | low price |
| 5 | Old Spanish | baratar | to cheat |
| 6 | Old French | barateor | swindler, deceiver; exchanger; deceiver |
| 7 | Old French | barater | to trick; to cheat; to swindle; to barter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Bikol Central ero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bikol Central | ero | — |