Where does “atraca” come from?

atraca (Chavacano) comes from Spanish atracar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

atraca (Chavacano): to approach

Definitions

  1. to approach

Ancestry of “atraca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishatracarto assault; to berth, moor; to rob
2Spanishá-a-, non-, -less
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Spanish á- →