Where does “arado” come from?
arado (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese arado, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
arado (Galician): plough; the Big Dipper
Definitions
- plough; the Big Dipper
Ancestry of “arado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | arado | — |
| 2 | Latin | arātrum | plough or plow a device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂érh₃trom | plough, ard |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |