Where does “sapatear” come from?

sapatear (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sapato, from Old Portuguese çapato, from Old Spanish çapato — shoe.

Ancestry of “sapatear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesapatoshoe
2Old Portugueseçapatoshoe
3Old Spanishçapatoshoe

Words derived from “sapatear”

Every word from Old Spanish çapato →Every word from Old Portuguese çapato →Every word from Portuguese sapato →