Where does “leñador” come from?
leñador (Spanish) comes from Latin lignātōr, from Latin lignor, from Latin līgnum, from English polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
leñador (Spanish): lumberjack, logger, woodcutter; lumber seller;...
Definitions
- lumberjack, logger, woodcutter; lumber seller;...
Ancestry of “leñador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lignātōr | A woodcutter, lumberjack, somebody who is sent to collect wood or firewood |
| 2 | Latin | lignor | I fetch, collect, or procure wood or firewood |
| 3 | Latin | līgnum | firewood |
| 4 | English | polygonum | Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |