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
- traitorous; unpredictable; traitor, betrayer,...
Ancestry of “traidor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | traditor | betrayer, traitor; teacher |
| 2 | Portuguese | trado | auger |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | traado | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | taratrum | auger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέρετρον | borer, gimlet |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “traidor”