Where does “rebolo” come from?
rebolo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese rebolar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
rebolo (Portuguese): small grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects
Definitions
- small grinding wheel that rotates around an axis and is used to sharpen sharp objects
Ancestry of “rebolo”, step by step
rebolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese rebolar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | rebolar | to roll; to grind |
| 2 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 4 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 5 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
via Latin repullu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | repullu | — |