Where does “samarreta” come from?

samarreta (Catalan) comes 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.

samarreta (Catalan): t-shirt; sport shirt

Definitions

  1. t-shirt; sport shirt

Ancestry of “samarreta”, step by step

samarreta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ETA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanETAETA Basque nationalist terrorist group
2Basqueetaand; plus, and; upon, after
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Catalan samarra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansamarrasheepskin coat, zamarra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →