Where does “ablaquear” come from?

ablaquear (Portuguese) comes from Latin ablaqueō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

ablaquear (Portuguese): to ablaqueate to lay bare the roots of a tree

Definitions

  1. to ablaqueate to lay bare the roots of a tree

Ancestry of “ablaquear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinablaqueōto turn up or loosen the soil around a tree (to form a trench for water)—ablaqueate
2Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
3Latinābfrom, away from, out of
4Proto-Germanic*ab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Latin āb