Where does “sorrateiro” come from?

sorrateiro (Portuguese) comes from Latin surreptus, from Latin surripio, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sorrateiro (Portuguese): cunning; stealthy; concealed

Definitions

  1. cunning; stealthy; concealed

Ancestry of “sorrateiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsurreptussnatched away; pilfered
2LatinsurripioI snatch away; I steal or pilfer
3Latinsub-under, sub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

Words derived from “sorrateiro

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