Where does “estragar” come from?
estragar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish estragar, from Vulgar Latin stragare, from Latin strages, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
estragar (Spanish): to corrupt, ruin, spoil, ravage
Definitions
- to corrupt, ruin, spoil, ravage
Ancestry of “estragar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | estragar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | stragare | — |
| 3 | Latin | strages | overthrow; confusion; defeat, slaughter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |