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Where does “abibar” come from?

abibar (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish avivar, from Spanish vivo, from Old Spanish bivo, from Latin vīvus, from Proto-Italic gʷīwos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

abibar (Hiligaynon): to urge, encourage, rouse

Definitions

  1. to urge, encourage, rouse

Ancestry of “abibar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishavivarto enliven, to fan, to stoke, to fuel; to wake...
2Spanishvivoalive, living; intense, strong; vivid, lively
3Old Spanishbivo—
4Latinvīvus—
5Proto-Italicgʷīwosalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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