Where does “motoqueiro” come from?

motoqueiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese motoca, from Portuguese moto, from Latin mōtus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

motoqueiro (Portuguese): biker

Definitions

  1. biker

Ancestry of “motoqueiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemotocatoy tricycle
2Portuguesemotomotorcycle
3Latinmōtusmoved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin mōtus →