Where does “retrancar” come from?

retrancar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese trancar, from Portuguese tranca, from Vulgar Latin taranca, from Proto-Celtic tarankyos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

retrancar (Portuguese): to relock, to lock again

Definitions

  1. to relock, to lock again

Ancestry of “retrancar”, step by step

retrancar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese trancar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetrancarto lock, latch
2Portuguesetrancabar, door bolt
3Vulgar Latintarancalarge iron pin
4Proto-Celtictarankyosnail
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Portuguese retranca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseretrancaboom spar extending the foot of a sail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tarankyos →Every word from Vulgar Latin taranca →
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