Where does “estragar” come from?
estragar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese estragar, from Latin strago, from Latin strages, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
estragar (Galician): to spoil, damage, corrupt, waste; to go bad
Definitions
- to spoil, damage, corrupt, waste; to go bad
Ancestry of “estragar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | estragar | — |
| 2 | Latin | strago | — |
| 3 | Latin | strages | overthrow; confusion; defeat, slaughter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |