Where does “despertador” come from?
despertador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese despertar, from Old Portuguese despertar, from Old Portuguese espertar, from Vulgar Latin expertare, from Latin expertus, from Latin experior, from Latin pariō, from Latin -iō — he, she.
despertador (Portuguese): alarm clock
Ancestry of “despertador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | despertar | to awake; to go off; to awaken somebody |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | despertar | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | espertar | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | expertare | — |
| 5 | Latin | expertus | tested; having tested; proved; having proven;... |
| 6 | Latin | experior | I attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I... |
| 7 | Latin | pariō | — |
| 8 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |