Where does “barata” come from?

barata (Tetum) comes from Portuguese barata, from Latin blatta — any insect that shuns the light, e.g. cockroach,...

barata (Tetum): cockroach

Definitions

  1. cockroach

Ancestry of “barata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebaratacockroach; feminine singular of barato
2Latinblattaany insect that shuns the light, e.g. cockroach,...
Every word from Latin blatta →Every word from Portuguese barata →