Where does “cadeado” come from?
cadeado (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese cadẽado, from Late Latin catenatum, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
cadeado (Galician): padlock
Ancestry of “cadeado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | cadẽado | lock |
| 2 | Late Latin | catenatum | nominative neuter singular of catēnātus;... |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |