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Where does “madrastra” come from?

madrastra (Catalan) comes from Late Latin mātrastra, from Latin māter, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

madrastra (Catalan): stepmother

Definitions

  1. stepmother

Ancestry of “madrastra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmātrastra—
2Latinmāter—
3Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...
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