Where does “zarcler” come from?
zarcler (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin sarclare, from Late Latin sarculare, from Latin sarculum, from Latin -culum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
zarcler (Romansch): to weed
Ancestry of “zarcler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sarclare | present active infinitive of *sarclō |
| 2 | Late Latin | sarculare | — |
| 3 | Latin | sarculum | hoe |
| 4 | Latin | -culum | nominative neuter singular of -culus; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |