Where does “rebocar” come from?

rebocar (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin remulcare, from Latin remulcum, from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω, from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα — tow-line.

rebocar (Portuguese): to tow

Definitions

  1. to tow

Ancestry of “rebocar”, step by step

rebocar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin remulcare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinremulcare—
2Latinremulcumtowrope
3Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
4Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line

via Portuguese reboco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserebococement plaster, plasterwork

Words derived from “rebocar”

Every word from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω →Every word from Latin remulcum →