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
- Someone who makes or sells strengthened steel
Ancestry of “ferrallero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ferralla | scrap; steel framework |
| 2 | French | ferraille | old iron, scrap; loose change, shrapnel |
| 3 | French | fer | iron |
| 4 | Middle French | fer | iron; sword |
| 5 | Old French | fer | iron; sword; cruel; harsh |
| 6 | Latin | ferus | wild, savage; uncivilized, uncultivated; untamed,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |