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Where does “espolsar” come from?

espolsar (Occitan) comes from Occitan -ar, from Old Occitan -ar, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

espolsar (Occitan): to dust

Definitions

  1. to dust

Ancestry of “espolsar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitan-arSuffix of verbs of the first conjugation
2Old Occitan-ar—
3Latin-āre—
4Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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