Where does “explorador” come from?

explorador (Portuguese) comes from Latin explorator, from Latin explōrāre, from Latin plōrāre, from Latin plōrō — to cry out.

explorador (Portuguese): explorer one who explores

Definitions

  1. explorer one who explores

Ancestry of “explorador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexploratora scout; a spy
2Latinexplōrāre
3Latinplōrāre
4Latinplōrōto cry out
Every word from Latin plōrōEvery word from Latin plōrāreEvery word from Latin explōrāre
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