Where does “abrí” come from?

abrí (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese abrir, from Old Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

abrí (Kabuverdianu): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “abrí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabrirto open; to deal
2Old Portugueseabrirto open
3Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Old Portuguese abrir →
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