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Where does “arriba” come from?

arriba (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

Ancestry of “arriba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “arriba”

  • arriba
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