Where does “povoador” come from?

povoador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese povoar, from Old Portuguese poboar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

povoador (Portuguese): settler; colonist

Definitions

  1. settler; colonist

Ancestry of “povoador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepovoarto people, populate
2Old Portuguesepoboar—
3Old Portuguese-ar—
4Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
5Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
6Proto-Italic-ōd—
7Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Latin -o →Every word from Old Portuguese -ar →