Where does “regulador” come from?
regulador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese regular, from Latin rēgulāre, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
regulador (Portuguese): regulator device that controls or limits something
Definitions
- regulator device that controls or limits something
Ancestry of “regulador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | regular | regular; average; to regulate |
| 2 | Latin | rēgulāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 4 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |