Where does “caceteiro” come from?

caceteiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cacete, from Portuguese -ete, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

caceteiro (Portuguese): individual armed with a cacete (weapon similar to a bat or stick)

Definitions

  1. individual armed with a cacete (weapon similar to a bat or stick)

Ancestry of “caceteiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecaceterefers to some types of bread, especially French...
2Portuguese-ete-ette
3French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
4Latin-itta—
5Hungarianiszikto drink
6Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
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