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Where does “afogar” come from?

afogar (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin affocare, from Latin offōcāre.

Ancestry of “afogar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaffocare—
2Latinoffōcāre—

Words derived from “afogar”

  • afogamento
  • afogar
  • desafogar
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