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Where does “esquiar” come from?

esquiar (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.

esquiar (Galician): to ski

Definitions

  1. to ski

Ancestry of “esquiar”, 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—
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →