Where does “trapacero” come from?
trapacero (Spanish) comes from Spanish trapaza, from Portuguese trapaça, from Portuguese trapa, from French trappe, from Middle French trappe, from Old French trape, from Medieval Latin trappa, from Frankish trappa — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
trapacero (Spanish): swindler, conman
Definitions
- swindler, conman
Ancestry of “trapacero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | trapaza | ruse, trickery, swindle, rogue artifice |
| 2 | Portuguese | trapaça | a cheating; a swindle |
| 3 | Portuguese | trapa | trap |
| 4 | French | trappe | hatch or trap door; trap |
| 5 | Middle French | trappe | — |
| 6 | Old French | trape | trap; hiding place |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | trappa | — |
| 8 | Frankish | trappa | trap, snare |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |