Where does “rastreador” come from?
rastreador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rastrear, from Portuguese rastro, 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...
rastreador (Portuguese): tracker
Definitions
- tracker
Ancestry of “rastreador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | rastrear | to track |
| 2 | Portuguese | rastro | track; trail; trace |
| 3 | Latin | rāstrum | rake, hoe, mattock |
| 4 | Latin | -trum | forming instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -trom | suffix forming instrument nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |