Where does “franctirador” come from?

franctirador (Catalan) comes from Catalan tirador, from Catalan -dor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

franctirador (Catalan): sniper

Definitions

  1. sniper

Ancestry of “franctirador”, step by step

franctirador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan tirador

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantiradorshooter
2Catalan-dorForms agent nouns and adjectives from verbs. The...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via Catalan franc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanfrancfrank; franc; Frank
2Late LatinfrancusFrankish; franc; a Frenchman
3FrankishFrankoa Frank
4Proto-Germanicfrankôspear, javelin; a Frank
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanprAng-pole, stalk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Catalan -dor →