Where does “acenar” come from?

acenar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese á-, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

acenar (Portuguese): to indicate something through gesture, such as...

Definitions

  1. to indicate something through gesture, such as...

Ancestry of “acenar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseá-a- not; without
2Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
3Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
4Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ- →Every word from Portuguese á- →