Where does “para-arranca” come from?

para-arranca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese parar, from Old Portuguese parar, from Latin parō, from Latin pectus, from Proto-Italic pektos, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

para-arranca (Portuguese): slow traffic with frequent stops

Definitions

  1. slow traffic with frequent stops

Ancestry of “para-arranca”, step by step

para-arranca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese parar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepararto stop; to stop; to cease; to stop at
2Old Portugueseparar
3Latinparōto arrange, order, contrive, design
4Latinpectuschest, breast; heart, breast, as the seat of...
5Proto-Italicpektos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
7Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Portuguese arrancar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesearrancarto pull, pluck, rip; to yank, jerk; to pull down,...
2Old Portuguesearrancar
Every word from English polyethylene glycolEvery word from Proto-Indo-European peg-Every word from Proto-Italic pektos