Where does “derradeiro” come from?
derradeiro (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin deretrarius, from Latin retro, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
derradeiro (Portuguese): last
Ancestry of “derradeiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | deretrarius | extreme |
| 2 | Latin | retro | back, backwards, behind; before, formerly |
| 3 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |