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Where does “esgarrifar” come from?

esgarrifar (Catalan) comes from Catalan calfred, from Catalan fred, from Latin frīgidus, from Latin frīgeō, from Latin -eō, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

esgarrifar (Catalan): to frighten

Definitions

  1. to frighten

Ancestry of “esgarrifar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancalfredshiver
2Catalanfredcold, cool; cold
3Latinfrīgidus—
4Latinfrīgeō—
5Latin-eō—
6Proto-Italic-ēōForms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;...
7Proto-Italic-ējō—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₁yetiThematicization of the athematic stative verbal...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “esgarrifar”

  • esgarrifós
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →