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Where does “atar” come from?

atar (Galician) comes from Latin aptare, from Latin apto, from Latin apo, from Proto-Italic apō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

atar (Galician): to tie, bind, fasten; to repair a fishing net

Definitions

  1. to tie, bind, fasten; to repair a fishing net

Ancestry of “atar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaptarepresent active infinitive of aptō; second-person...
2LatinaptoI fasten, fit, apply, adjust; I adapt,...
3LatinapoI fasten; attach, connect; join, bind
4Proto-Italicapō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “atar”

  • aten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →