Where does “brotac” come from?

brotac (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin brothacus, from Ancient Greek βροτάχος, from Ancient Greek βάτραχος — frog; anglerfish.

brotac (Romanian): European tree frog

Definitions

  1. European tree frog

Ancestry of “brotac”, step by step

brotac traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin brothacus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbrothacus—
2Ancient Greekβροτάχος—
3Ancient Greekβάτραχοςfrog; anglerfish

via Proto-Slavic *bràtьcь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*bràtьcь(small) brother

Words derived from “brotac”

Every word from Ancient Greek βάτραχος →Every word from Ancient Greek βροτάχος →Every word from Vulgar Latin brothacus →