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Where does “agarrar” come from?

agarrar (Galician) comes from Galician -ar, from Galician ar, from Old Portuguese aar, from Old Portuguese aere, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

agarrar (Galician): to grip

Definitions

  1. to grip

Ancestry of “agarrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galician-ar-ar; Used to form first conjugation verbs...
2Galicianarair; furthermore, in addition; never
3Old Portugueseaar—
4Old Portugueseaere—
5Latināēr—
6Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
7Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “agarrar”

  • esgarro
  • esgarrar
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →