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Where does “ferrallero” come from?

ferrallero (Spanish) comes from Spanish ferralla, from French ferraille, from French fer, from Middle French fer, from Old French fer, from Latin ferus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwer- — wild; wild animal.

ferrallero (Spanish): Someone who makes or sells strengthened steel

Definitions

  1. Someone who makes or sells strengthened steel

Ancestry of “ferrallero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishferrallascrap; steel framework
2Frenchferrailleold iron, scrap; loose change, shrapnel
3Frenchferiron; shoe ; steel tip; irons, fetters
4Middle Frenchferiron; sword
5Old Frenchferiron; sword; cruel; harsh
6Latinferuswild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
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