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Where does “rata” come from?

rata (Spanish) comes from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rata (Spanish): stingy, miser, tight-fisted; rat, jerk; rat,...

Definitions

  1. stingy, miser, tight-fisted; rat, jerk; rat,...

Ancestry of “rata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēōr—
2Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rata”

  • ratón
  • matarratas
  • ratoncito
  • ratas
  • ratonera
  • separata
  • arratoin
  • arratoi
  • raton
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