Where does “trotamundos” come from?

trotamundos (Spanish) comes from Spanish trotar, from French trotter, from Medieval Latin trottare, from Frankish trottōn, from Proto-Germanic tradjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

trotamundos (Spanish): globetrotter

Definitions

  1. globetrotter

Ancestry of “trotamundos”, step by step

trotamundos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish trotar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrotarto trot
2Frenchtrotterto trot
3Medieval Latintrottare—
4Frankishtrottōnto go, run
5Proto-Germanictradjanąto tread, trample
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Spanish mundo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmundoworld, earth; world, globe; world
2Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →