Where does “sendeiro” come from?

sendeiro (Portuguese) comes from Latin semitārius, from Latin sēmita, from Proto-Italic sēmitā, from Proto-Indo-European swé(d).

sendeiro (Portuguese): track; trail

Definitions

  1. track; trail

Ancestry of “sendeiro”, step by step

sendeiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin semitārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsemitāriusfootpath, lane, byway, etc
2Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
3Proto-Italicsēmitā
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)

via Medieval Latin sēmitārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsēmitārius
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé(d)Every word from Proto-Italic sēmitāEvery word from Latin sēmita