Where does “abrir” come from?

abrir (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese abrir, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

abrir (Portuguese): to open; to deal

Definitions

  1. to open; to deal

Ancestry of “abrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseabrirto open
2Latinaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “abrir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Latin aperiō →Every word from Old Portuguese abrir →