Where does “arranhão” come from?
arranhão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese arranhar, from Spanish arañar, from Spanish arar, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
arranhão (Portuguese): scratch
Definitions
- scratch
Ancestry of “arranhão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | arranhar | to scratch |
| 2 | Spanish | arañar | to scratch |
| 3 | Spanish | arar | sandarac tree, "Tetraclinis"; common juniper,... |
| 4 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |