Where does “semirremolque” come from?

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

semirremolque (Spanish): semi-trailer

Definitions

  1. semi-trailer

Ancestry of “semirremolque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishremolquetrailer (unpowered wheeled vehicle towed behind another)
2Spanishremolcarto tow, take in tow
3Vulgar Latinremurclare
4Latinremulcāre
5Latinremulcumtowrope
6Ancient Greekῥυμουλκέωto pull a towing rope
7Ancient Greekῥῦμαtow-line
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥῦμαEvery word from Ancient Greek ῥυμουλκέωEvery word from Latin remulcum
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