Where does “alcatrão” come from?
alcatrão (Portuguese) comes from Arabic قطران — tar; asphalt; verbal noun of قَطَرَ.
alcatrão (Portuguese): tar; asphalt
Definitions
- tar; asphalt
Ancestry of “alcatrão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قطران | tar; asphalt; verbal noun of قَطَرَ |