Where does “luchador” come from?
luchador (English) comes from Spanish luchador, from Latin luctator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
luchador (English): A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently (but not always) masked
Definitions
- A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently (but not always) masked
Ancestry of “luchador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | luchador | fighting; fighter, scrapper; wrestler |
| 2 | Latin | luctator | wrestler; second-person singular future active... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |