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Where does “affaber” come from?

affaber (Latin) comes from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

affaber (Latin): workmanlike

Definitions

  1. workmanlike

Ancestry of “affaber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “affaber”

  • affabrous
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