Where does “vaquera” come from?
vaquera (Spanish) comes from Spanish -era, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
vaquera (Spanish): cowgirl
Ancestry of “vaquera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | -era | feminine singular of -ero; indicates a place or... |
| 2 | Latin | -āria | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |