Where does “mongetera” come from?
mongetera (Catalan) comes from Catalan mongeta, from Catalan ETA, from Basque eta, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
mongetera (Catalan): common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Definitions
- common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Ancestry of “mongetera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | mongeta | common bean; string bean |
| 2 | Catalan | ETA | ETA Basque nationalist terrorist group |
| 3 | Basque | eta | and; plus, and; upon, after |
| 4 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |