Where does “bloqueador” come from?
bloqueador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bloquear, from Spanish bloquear, from French bloquer, from Old French bloquer, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch blok, from Proto-West Germanic blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
bloqueador (Portuguese): blocker something or someone that blocks
Definitions
- blocker something or someone that blocks
Ancestry of “bloqueador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | bloquear | to block |
| 2 | Spanish | bloquear | to block |
| 3 | French | bloquer | to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct |
| 4 | Old French | bloquer | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 6 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |