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Where does “arado” come from?

arado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese arado, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

arado (Portuguese): plough; the lifestyle of farmers

Definitions

  1. plough; the lifestyle of farmers

Ancestry of “arado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesearado—
2Latinarātrum—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érh₃tromplough, ard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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