Where does “potrós” come from?

potrós (Catalan) comes from Catalan potra, from Spanish potra, from Spanish potro, from Vulgar Latin pulliter, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

potrós (Catalan): lucky

Definitions

  1. lucky

Ancestry of “potrós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpotrainguinal hernia
2Spanishpotrafilly, mare, foal
3Spanishpotrostallion; colt, foal; rack
4Vulgar Latinpulliter—
5LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →