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Where does “arador” come from?

arador (Portuguese) comes from Latin arator, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

arador (Portuguese): plowman

Definitions

  1. plowman

Ancestry of “arador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaratorSomeone that ploughs or plows; ploughman or...
2Latinarō—
3Proto-Italicaraō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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