Where does “maltrata” come from?
maltrata (Chavacano) comes from Spanish maltratar, from Spanish tratar, from Latin tractāre, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
maltrata (Chavacano): to maltreat
Definitions
- to maltreat
Ancestry of “maltrata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | maltratar | to mistreat |
| 2 | Spanish | tratar | to treat; to address, to refer to as; to deal... |
| 3 | Latin | tractāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |