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Where does “baratar” come from?

baratar (Old Spanish) comes from Old French barateor, from Old French barater, from Ancient Greek πράσσω, from Proto-Hellenic prā́ťťō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

baratar (Old Spanish): to cheat

Definitions

  1. to cheat

Ancestry of “baratar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarateorswindler, deceiver; exchanger; deceiver
2Old Frenchbaraterto trick; to cheat; to swindle; to barter
3Ancient GreekπράσσωI do, practice
4Proto-Hellenicprā́ťťō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂-k-yé-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “baratar”

  • desbaratar
  • baratar
  • abaratamiento
  • abaratar
  • barata
  • baratillo
  • barato
  • baratilyo
  • barato
  • warato
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