rastrear
/rastɾeˈaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to track, pursue
🐾🔍 rastro (trail, trace) + -ear = to follow the trail; Latin rastrum = rake
A rastro is the trail or trace something leaves behind. Rastrear turns it into a verb: to follow the rastro. Both come from Latin rastrum, rake, the same root as English raster, so think of the rake marks a dragged rake leaves in the ground.