Etymology Explorer › Portuguese

Where does “acicate” come from?

acicate (Portuguese) comes from Arabic سقاط.

acicate (Portuguese): spur; incentive, spur

Definitions

  1. spur; incentive, spur

Ancestry of “acicate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicسقاط—

Words derived from “acicate”

  • acicatar
Every word from Arabic سقاط →