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Where does “madeireiro” come from?

madeireiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Madeira, from Old Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

madeireiro (Portuguese): lumberjack; logger; woodworker

Definitions

  1. lumberjack; logger; woodworker

Ancestry of “madeireiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMadeiraEllipsis of vinho da Madeira
2Old Portuguesemadeira—
3Latinmāteria—
4Latinmāter—
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →