Where does “atoleiro” come from?
atoleiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese atolar, from Spanish atollar, from Spanish á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
atoleiro (Portuguese): quagmire; morass
Definitions
- quagmire; morass
Ancestry of “atoleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | atolar | to bog down |
| 2 | Spanish | atollar | to hit; whack; to get stuck in a jam |
| 3 | Spanish | á- | a-, non-, -less |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |