Where does “sorrar” come from?

sorrar (Catalan) comes from Catalan sorra, from Latin saburra, from Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sorrar (Catalan): to ballast using sand

Definitions

  1. to ballast using sand

Ancestry of “sorrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansorrasand
2Latinsaburragrit, sand
3LatinsabulumAlternative form of sabulō; gravel, sand; sand,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →