Etymology Explorer › English

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 ...

Definitions

  1. A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently ...

Ancestry of “luchador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishluchadorfighting; fighter, scrapper; wrestler
2Latinluctatorwrestler; second-person singular future active...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōr—
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →