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Where does “arrastar” come from?

arrastar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

arrastar (Portuguese): to drag, haul, lug, tug

Definitions

  1. to drag, haul, lug, tug

Ancestry of “arrastar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
2Old Portuguese-ar—
3Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
4Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
5Proto-Italic-ōd—
6Proto-Indo-European-éad—

Words derived from “arrastar”

  • arrastamento
  • arrastão
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →