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Where does “garrire” come from?

garrire (Italian) comes from Latin garrio, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

garrire (Italian): to chirp; to chatter; to flutter, flap, wave

Definitions

  1. to chirp; to chatter; to flutter, flap, wave

Ancestry of “garrire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingarrioI chatter, prattle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
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