Where does “petralha” come from?

petralha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese petista, from Portuguese -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

petralha (Portuguese): A person who supports or is affiliated to Partido...

Definitions

  1. A person who supports or is affiliated to Partido...

Ancestry of “petralha”, step by step

petralha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese petista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepetistaa person who supports or is affiliated to the...
2Portuguese-istaist person with a particular creative or academic role, appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective
3Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
4Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tās

via Portuguese metralha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemetralhagrapeshot; machine gun fire; load
2Frenchmitraillegrapeshot; dosh, dough; first-person singular...
3Old Frenchmitaillesmall coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then...
4Old Frenchmitecat; small coin

Words derived from “petralha

Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tāsEvery word from Ancient Greek -τήςEvery word from Latin -ista