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Where does “abranger” come from?

abranger (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin vergere, from Proto-Italic wergō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wérg-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

Ancestry of “abranger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvergeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Italicwergō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wérg-e-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn

Words derived from “abranger”

  • abranger
  • abrangente
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