Where does “nadador-salvador” come from?
nadador-salvador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese nadador, from Latin natator, from Latin natō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
nadador-salvador (Portuguese): lifeguard
Definitions
- lifeguard
Ancestry of “nadador-salvador”, step by step
nadador-salvador traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese nadador
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | nadador | swimmer |
| 2 | Latin | natator | swimmer; second-person singular future passive... |
| 3 | Latin | natō | to swim or float |
| 4 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |