Where does “argalleiro” come from?
argalleiro (Galician) comes from Galician argallar, from Galician argallo, from Latin ergalium, from Ancient Greek ἐργαλεῖον, from Ancient Greek ἔργον, from Proto-Hellenic wérgon, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
argalleiro (Galician): con artist
Definitions
- con artist
Ancestry of “argalleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | argallar | to work unproductively |
| 2 | Galician | argallo | contraption, toy, gadget |
| 3 | Latin | ergalium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐργαλεῖον | tool, instrument |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔργον | deed, doing, action; labour, work, task;... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wérgon | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |