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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

  1. lumberjack, logger, woodcutter; lumber seller;...

Ancestry of “leñador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlignātōr—
2LatinlignorI fetch, collect, or procure wood or firewood
3Latinlīgnum—
4EnglishpolygonumAny of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae,...
5Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
6Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
7Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
8Proto-Hellenic*péryō—
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