Where does “forreta” come from?
forreta (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese forrar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
forreta (Portuguese): miser; scrooge
Definitions
- miser; scrooge
Ancestry of “forreta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | forrar | to line, to insert a lining; to cover, to put a... |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 4 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 5 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |