Where does “arrastrero” come from?

arrastrero (Spanish) comes from Spanish arrastrar, from Spanish rastrar, from Spanish rastro, from Latin rāstrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

arrastrero (Spanish): trawler boat

Definitions

  1. trawler boat

Ancestry of “arrastrero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharrastrarto drag; to pull, to tow, to haul; to incite
2Spanishrastrarto drag
3Spanishrastrosign, trace, vestige, scent; trail, spoor; flea...
4Latinrāstrumrake, hoe, mattock
5Latin-trumforming instrument nouns
6Proto-Italic-tromsuffix forming instrument nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr