Where does “metralhador” come from?
metralhador (Portuguese) comes from French mitrailler, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...
Ancestry of “metralhador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mitrailler | to machine-gun, to fire; to snap away; to pummel |
| 2 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |