Where does “apurado” come from?
apurado (Cebuano) comes from Spanish apurado, from Spanish apurar, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
apurado (Cebuano): impatient
Ancestry of “apurado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | apurado | in a hurry; poor, needy, short |
| 2 | Spanish | apurar | to drain, use up completely; to hurry, to rush;... |
| 3 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |