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Where does “traidor” come from?

traidor (Spanish) comes from Latin traditor, from Portuguese trado, from Old Portuguese traado, from Late Latin taratrum, from Ancient Greek τέρετρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

traidor (Spanish): traitorous; unpredictable; traitor, betrayer,...

Definitions

  1. traitorous; unpredictable; traitor, betrayer,...

Ancestry of “traidor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintraditorbetrayer, traitor; teacher
2Portuguesetradoauger
3Old Portuguesetraado—
4Late Latintaratrumauger
5Ancient Greekτέρετρονborer, gimlet
6Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
9Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “traidor”

  • traydor
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