Where does “grapadora” come from?

grapadora (Spanish) comes from Spanish grapar, from Spanish grapa, from Catalan grapa, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grapadora (Spanish): stapler

Definitions

  1. stapler

Ancestry of “grapadora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgraparto staple
2Spanishgrapastaple; clamp; stitch
3Catalangrapaclaw; staple
4Frankishkrappōhook; a hook
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
6Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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