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Where does “afanador” come from?

afanador (Spanish) comes from Catalan -dor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

afanador (Spanish): robber; thief

Definitions

  1. robber; thief

Ancestry of “afanador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-dorForms agent nouns and adjectives from verbs. The...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →