Where does “despertador” come from?
despertador (Catalan) comes from Catalan despertar, from Vulgar Latin expertare, from Latin expertus, from Latin experior, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō, from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
despertador (Catalan): awakener; rouser; alarm clock; alarm; awakening;...
Definitions
- awakener; rouser; alarm clock; alarm; awakening;...
Ancestry of “despertador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | despertar | to wake, awaken, wake up; to wake up , arouse; to... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | expertare | — |
| 3 | Latin | expertus | tested; having tested; proved; having proven;... |
| 4 | Latin | experior | I attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I... |
| 5 | Latin | pariō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |