Where does “Arrastar” come from?
Arrastar (Portuguese) comes from Spanish arrastrar, from Spanish rastrar, from Spanish rastro, from Latin rāstrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Ancestry of “Arrastar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | arrastrar | to drag; to pull, to tow, to haul; to incite |
| 2 | Spanish | rastrar | to drag |
| 3 | Spanish | rastro | sign, trace, vestige, scent; trail, spoor; flea... |
| 4 | Latin | rāstrum | — |
| 5 | Latin | -trum | forming instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -trom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |