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Where does “recear” come from?

recear (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “recear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “recear”

  • recear
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