Where does “potrero” come from?
potrero (English) comes from Spanish potrero, from Spanish -ero, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
potrero (English): A long mesa on the flank of a mountain
Definitions
- A long mesa on the flank of a mountain
Ancestry of “potrero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | potrero | ranch or open range where horses are raised;... |
| 2 | Spanish | -ero | forms occupations and other agent nouns from... |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |