Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “barato” come from?

barato (Portuguese) comes from Spanish barato, from Spanish baratar, from Old Spanish barato, from Old Spanish baratar, from Old French barateor, from Old French barater, from Ancient Greek πράσσω, from Proto-Hellenic prā́ťťō — passed , crossed.

barato (Portuguese): cheap; inexpensive; cheap; worthless; fun

Definitions

  1. cheap; inexpensive; cheap; worthless; fun

Ancestry of “barato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbaratocheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price
2Spanishbaratarto barter
3Old Spanishbaratolow price
4Old Spanishbaratarto cheat
5Old Frenchbarateorswindler, deceiver; exchanger; deceiver
6Old Frenchbaraterto trick; to cheat; to swindle; to barter
7Ancient GreekπράσσωI do, practice
8Proto-Hellenicprā́ťťō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥h₂-k-yé-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “barato”

  • barata
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