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Where does “estradeiro” come from?

estradeiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese estrada, from Old Portuguese estrada, from Late Latin strata, from Latin stratus, from Latin sterno, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.

estradeiro (Portuguese): who often travels around; that travels well; that...

Definitions

  1. who often travels around; that travels well; that...

Ancestry of “estradeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseestradaroad
2Old Portugueseestrada—
3Late Latinstratapaved road; a paved road; inflection of...
4Latinstratusspread, stretched out, spread out, having been...
5LatinsternoI spread, stretch out, spread out; I calm, still,...
6Proto-Italicstornō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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