Where does “abanicu” come from?

abanicu (Fala) comes from Spanish abanico, from Portuguese abano, from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

abanicu (Fala): fan

Definitions

  1. fan

Ancestry of “abanicu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishabanicofan; range
2Portugueseabanofan; the act of waving
3Portugueseá-a- not; without
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Portuguese á-
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