Where does “aragem” come from?

aragem (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese arar, from Latin arare, from Latin aro, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

aragem (Portuguese): breeze; windfall; ploughing

Definitions

  1. breeze; windfall; ploughing

Ancestry of “aragem”, step by step

aragem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese arar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseararto plough
2Latinararepresent active infinitive of arō; second-person...
3LatinaroI plough, till; I cultivate land, farm; I acquire...
4Proto-Italicaraōto plough
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Portuguese Ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseArair
2Old Portugueseaire
3Latinaerair; the lower atmosphere
4Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
5Ancient Greekauhḗr
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