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Where does “patrullador” come from?

patrullador (Spanish) comes from Spanish patrullar, from French patrouiller, from Old French patrouiller, from Old French patte, from Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

patrullador (Spanish): patroller

Definitions

  1. patroller

Ancestry of “patrullador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpatrullarto patrol
2Frenchpatrouillerto patrol
3Old Frenchpatrouillerto paddle, paw about, patrol
4Old Frenchpattepaw, hoof; a paw
5Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-—
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