Where does “asar” come from?

asar (Ilocano) comes from Spanish asar, from Latin asso, from Latin assus, from Latin as — An as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...

asar (Ilocano): way of fishing done using reeds forming a fence and placed around a waterfall

Definitions

  1. way of fishing done using reeds forming a fence and placed around a waterfall

Ancestry of “asar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishasarto roast; to pester, to plague; to be roasting,...
2LatinassoI roast, broil
3Latinassusroasted, baked; dried
4LatinasAn as; a Roman coin originally made of bronze and...
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