Where does “rastejante” come from?

rastejante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rastejar, from Latin rāstrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

rastejante (Portuguese): crawling; creeping; slithering; creeping;...

Definitions

  1. crawling; creeping; slithering; creeping;...

Ancestry of “rastejante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserastejarto crawl, to creep; to track
2Latinrāstrumrake, hoe, mattock
3Latin-trumforming instrument nouns
4Proto-Italic-tromsuffix forming instrument nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Latin -trumEvery word from Latin rāstrum