Where does “achar” come from?

achar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin afflāre, from Latin afflō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

achar (Old Portuguese): to find

Definitions

  1. to find

Ancestry of “achar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinafflāre
2Latinafflōto blow, breathe (on or towards)
3Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-