Where does “potranco” come from?

potranco (Spanish) comes from Spanish potro, from Vulgar Latin pulliter, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

potranco (Spanish): foal of less than three years

Definitions

  1. foal of less than three years

Ancestry of “potranco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpotrostallion; colt, foal; rack
2Vulgar Latinpulliter—
3LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Latin pullus →