Where does “furgoneta” come from?
furgoneta (Catalan) comes from Catalan furgó, from French fourgon, from Latin fūror, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
furgoneta (Catalan): a small van
Definitions
- a small van
Ancestry of “furgoneta”, step by step
furgoneta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan furgó
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | furgó | van |
| 2 | French | fourgon | poker, fire poker; coach, wagon; truck |
| 3 | Latin | fūror | to steal, plunder |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Catalan ETA
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ETA | ETA Basque nationalist terrorist group |
| 2 | Basque | eta | and; plus, and; upon, after |
| 3 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |