Where does “trueiro” come from?
trueiro (Galician) comes from Latin trua, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
trueiro (Galician): a fishing hand net or landing net
Definitions
- a fishing hand net or landing net
Ancestry of “trueiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | trua | A ladle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |