Where does “voitirón” come from?

voitirón (Galician) comes from Latin *vulturione, from Latin vulturius, from Latin Vultur — vulture.

voitirón (Galician): fyke; a double pouched net used for fishing in rivers

Definitions

  1. fyke; a double pouched net used for fishing in rivers

Ancestry of “voitirón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin*vulturione
2Latinvulturiusvulture; a rapacious person; an unlucky throw
3LatinVulturvulture
Every word from Latin VulturEvery word from Latin vulturiusEvery word from Latin *vulturione