Where does “xogador” come from?
xogador (Galician) comes from Galician xogar, from Old Portuguese jogar, from Latin iocor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
xogador (Galician): player, a participant in a game or sport; gambler
Definitions
- player, a participant in a game or sport; gambler
Ancestry of “xogador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | xogar | to play; first/third-person singular future... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | jogar | to play |
| 3 | Latin | iocor | I joke, jest; I play |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |