Where does “torradeira” come from?
torradeira (Portuguese) comes from Galician torrada, from Galician torrar, from Old Portuguese torrar, from Latin torreō, from Proto-Italic torzeō, from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
torradeira (Portuguese): toaster
Definitions
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Ancestry of “torradeira”, step by step
torradeira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician torrada
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | torrada | toast; torrija; feminine singular of torrado |
| 2 | Galician | torrar | to roast; to toast; to scorch or burn because of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | torrar | — |
| 4 | Latin | torreō | to scorch, burn, parch |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | torzeō | burn, scorch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | torséyeti | to make dry, to cause to dry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |