Where does “abrelatas” come from?

abrelatas (Galician) comes from Galician lata, from French latte, from Middle French latte, from Old French latte, from Frankish *lattu, from Proto-Germanic laþô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lat- — beam; log.

abrelatas (Galician): can-opener, tin-opener

Definitions

  1. can-opener, tin-opener

Ancestry of “abrelatas”, step by step

abrelatas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician lata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlataslat, lath, board; beam; beam or pole of the...
2Frenchlattelath; slat; ruler
3Middle Frenchlatte—
4Old Frenchlattea lath
5Frankish*lattu—
6Proto-Germaniclaþôboard; shelf; bar; shutter
7Proto-Indo-European(s)lat-beam; log

via Galician abrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianabrirto open; to clear up; to dawn
2Old Portugueseabrirto open
3Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laþô →Every word from Frankish *lattu →