Where does “barato” come from?
barato (Waray-Waray) comes from Spanish barato, from Spanish baratar, from Old Spanish barato, from Old Spanish baratar, from Old French barateor, from Old French barater, from Ancient Greek πράσσω, from Proto-Hellenic prā́ťťō — passed , crossed.
barato (Waray-Waray): cheap; inexpensive
Definitions
- cheap; inexpensive
Ancestry of “barato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | barato | cheap; inexpensive; sold at a low price |
| 2 | Spanish | baratar | to barter |
| 3 | Old Spanish | barato | low price |
| 4 | Old Spanish | baratar | to cheat |
| 5 | Old French | barateor | swindler, deceiver; exchanger; deceiver |
| 6 | Old French | barater | to trick; to cheat; to swindle; to barter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πράσσω | I do, practice |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | prā́ťťō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥h₂-k-yé-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |