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Where does “espardre” come from?

espardre (Old French) comes from Latin spargō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

espardre (Old French): to spread; to spread out

Definitions

  1. to spread; to spread out

Ancestry of “espardre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspargō—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk

Words derived from “espardre”

  • épars
  • espars
  • espardre
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