Where does “desbaratar” come from?
desbaratar (Spanish) comes from Portuguese baratar, from Portuguese barato, from Spanish barato, from Spanish baratar, from Old Spanish barato, from Old Spanish baratar, from Old French barateor, from Old French barater — passed , crossed.
desbaratar (Spanish): to debunk; to ruin, destroy; to spoil
Definitions
- to debunk; to ruin, destroy; to spoil
Ancestry of “desbaratar”, step by step
desbaratar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese baratar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | baratar | to sell cheaply |
| 2 | Portuguese | barato | cheap; inexpensive; cheap; worthless; fun |
| 3 | Spanish | barato | cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price |
| 4 | Spanish | baratar | to barter |
| 5 | Old Spanish | barato | low price |
| 6 | Old Spanish | baratar | to cheat |
| 7 | Old French | barateor | swindler, deceiver; exchanger; deceiver |
| 8 | Old French | barater | to trick; to cheat; to swindle; to barter |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Catalan baratar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | baratar | to barter, swap |