Where does “marretada” come from?

marretada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ada, from Old Portuguese -ada, from Latin -āta.

marretada (Portuguese): a blow with a sledgehammer

Definitions

  1. a blow with a sledgehammer

Ancestry of “marretada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-adaforms the feminine singular past participle of...
2Old Portuguese-ada—
3Latin-āta—
Every word from Latin -āta →Every word from Portuguese -ada →Every word from Old Portuguese -ada →