Where does “trapaça” come from?
trapaça (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese trapa, from French trappe, from Middle French trappe, from Old French trape, from Medieval Latin trappa, from Frankish trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
trapaça (Portuguese): a cheating; a swindle
Definitions
- a cheating; a swindle
Ancestry of “trapaça”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | trapa | trap |
| 2 | French | trappe | hatch or trap door; trap |
| 3 | Middle French | trappe | — |
| 4 | Old French | trape | trap; hiding place |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | trappa | — |
| 6 | Frankish | trappa | trap, snare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |