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Where does “abrigar” come from?

abrigar (Catalan) comes from Late Latin apricare, from Latin aprīcārī, from Latin apricus, from Latin aperīcus, from Latin -cus, from Proto-Italic -kos, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

abrigar (Catalan): to wrap up, to cover; to keep warm; to shelter

Definitions

  1. to wrap up, to cover; to keep warm; to shelter

Ancestry of “abrigar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinapricare—
2Latinaprīcārī—
3Latinapricussunny, having lots of sunshine, warmed by the...
4Latinaperīcus—
5Latin-cussuffixed to nouns, forms adjectives; This suffix...
6Proto-Italic-kos—
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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