Where does “remolcador” come from?

remolcador (Spanish) comes from Spanish remolcar, from Vulgar Latin remurclare, from Latin remulcāre, from Latin remulcum, from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω, from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα — tow-line.

remolcador (Spanish): tugboat, towboat

Definitions

  1. tugboat, towboat

Ancestry of “remolcador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishremolcarto tow, take in tow
2Vulgar Latinremurclare—
3Latinremulcāre—
4Latinremulcumtowrope
5Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
6Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥῦμα →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέω →Every word from Latin remulcum →