Where does “estragar” come from?
estragar (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin stragare, from Latin strages, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “estragar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | stragare | — |
| 2 | Latin | strages | overthrow; confusion; defeat, slaughter,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “estragar”