Where does “autoestrada” come from?
autoestrada (Portuguese) comes from Galician estrada, from Old Portuguese estrada, from Late Latin strata, from Latin stratus, from Latin sterno, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.
autoestrada (Portuguese): motorway Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, freeway Australia, Canada, US, highway parts of the US, expressway parts of Canada, parts of the US, controlled-access highway
Definitions
- motorway Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, freeway Australia, Canada, US, highway parts of the US, expressway parts of Canada, parts of the US, controlled-access highway
Ancestry of “autoestrada”, step by step
autoestrada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician estrada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | estrada | road, highway |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | estrada | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | strata | paved road; a paved road; inflection of... |
| 4 | Latin | stratus | spread, stretched out, spread out, having been... |
| 5 | Latin | sterno | I spread, stretch out, spread out; I calm, still,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Portuguese estrada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | estrada | road |