Where does “abelar” come from?

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

abelar (Occitan): to embellish

Definitions

abelar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Occitan	a	to; at; a
2	Latin	ad	toward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
3	Proto-Italic	ad	toward, to, on, up to, for
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éd	to, at

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Occitan	bel	—