Where does “apporare” come from?

apporare (Neapolitan) comes from Spanish apurar, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

apporare (Neapolitan): to discover, find out

Definitions

  1. to discover, find out

Ancestry of “apporare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapurarto drain, use up completely; to hurry, to rush;...
2Latinpūrusclear, limpid
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Spanish apurar →