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Where does “zelador” come from?

zelador (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.

zelador (Portuguese): caretaker; caretaker; janitor

Definitions

  1. caretaker; caretaker; janitor

Ancestry of “zelador”, step by step

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