Where does “Спатарев” come from?
Спатарев (Bulgarian) comes from Romanian spătar, from Romanian ar, from Romanian ară, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Ancestry of “Спатарев”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | spătar | a kind of high nobility in the feudal Romanian... |
| 2 | Romanian | ar | would; API; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Romanian | ară | to plough |
| 4 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |