Where does “escarpreta” come from?
escarpreta (Catalan) comes from Catalan escarpra, from Catalan escarpre, from Latin scalprum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
escarpreta (Catalan): jumper hole-making tool
Definitions
- jumper hole-making tool
Ancestry of “escarpreta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | escarpra | chisel |
| 2 | Catalan | escarpre | chisel |
| 3 | Latin | scalprum | scraper |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |