Where does “trabuco” come from?
trabuco (Portuguese) comes from Old Occitan trabuc, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.
trabuco (Portuguese): trebuchet; blunderbuss; an ugly woman
Definitions
- trebuchet; blunderbuss; an ugly woman
Ancestry of “trabuco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | trabuc | — |
| 2 | Latin | trabs | timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis |
| 3 | Indo-European | *treb- | — |