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Where does “tramoya” come from?

tramoya (Spanish) comes from Spanish trama, from Latin trama, from Latin trahō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreǵʰ- — to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag.

tramoya (Spanish): the stage machinery, or a piece thereof; racket,...

Definitions

  1. the stage machinery, or a piece thereof; racket,...

Ancestry of “tramoya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtramaweave, weft; plot; grid
2Latintramawoof, weft; A lean, lanky person
3Latintrahō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵʰ-to drag, draw, pull; to draw, drag

Words derived from “tramoya”

  • tramoyista
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