Where does “torcedor” come from?

torcedor (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -dor, from Old Portuguese -dor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

torcedor (Portuguese): garrotte; fan, supporter

Definitions

  1. garrotte; fan, supporter

Ancestry of “torcedor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-dorAPI m; -er, -or
2Old Portuguese-dor—
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Portuguese -dor →