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Where does “quemar” come from?

quemar (Old Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin caimare, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

Ancestry of “quemar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincaimare—
2Latincremāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “quemar”

  • quema
  • quemar
  • quemacocos
  • quemazón
  • kima
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