Where does “furabolos” come from?

furabolos (Galician) comes from Galician furar, from Old Portuguese furar, from Vulgar Latin furare, from Latin forāre.

furabolos (Galician): the index finger; literally: bun-piercer

Definitions

  1. the index finger; literally: bun-piercer

Ancestry of “furabolos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfurarto bore; to pierce; to shoot a ball with...
2Old Portuguesefurar—
3Vulgar Latinfurareto pierce; second-person singular present active...
4Latinforāre—
Every word from Latin forāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin furare →Every word from Old Portuguese furar →