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Where does “darrer” come from?

darrer (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin deretrarius, from Latin retro, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

darrer (Catalan): last

Definitions

  1. last

Ancestry of “darrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinderetrariusextreme
2Latinretroback, backwards, behind; before, formerly
3Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “darrer”

  • darrerament
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